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DULUTH - Gwinnett Gladiators head coach Jeff Pyle has been threatening to make trades for several weeks now and especially wanted a defenseman.He got some of what he wanted Tuesday. Pyle pulled the trigger on a deal that sent rookie forward Stuart MacRae to Fresno in exchange for blueliner Joe Grimaldi. "Hopefully this trade wakes some people up," Pyle said. In other roster news, goaltender Dan Turple was loaned to Grand Rapids. Turple is under NHL contract with Atlanta, which has its AHL affiliate in Chicago. But that doesn't prevent the parent club from allowing Turple to play in another AHL city. Pyle said Turple left Tuesday morning and he doesn't have a timetable for Turple's return. "This week, I'm sure," Pyle said of his absence. Grimaldi is expected to be in Gwinnett soon. The New York native is driving over from California. Pyle said Grimaldi was disappointed to be traded for the second time this season. The rookie, who has three goals and 14 assists, began the year with Elmira and was just sent to Fresno a month ago. "But I think he's a guy that would come here and see it's a good situation," Pyle said. "He's pretty committed. "He hits hard, which I like, and he's highly motivated." Pyle didn't want to give up MacRae, who has played well since missing a chunk of the season with a hand injury. But in order to get, he had to give. "I hated to get rid of Stuey," Pyle said. "But Joe will give us a little more depth because I'm not sure when we're going to get Jimmy (Jackson) back." Jackson, the team's veteran defenseman, has been on recall to AHL Manitoba for the last two weeks. The 6-foot, 200-pound Grimaldi has also made two appearances in the AHL this year playing in two games with Rochester in October and one contest with Albany in December. "He's not coming in to save anything, just to be simple and smart," Pyle said. "In the end, I hate to give Stuey up, but I think it works well both ways. He's going to get to play in way more situations than he did here." MacRae returns to a Fresno team for which he played during the 2006-07 postseason. He notched two goals and two assists in six playoff games for the Falcons. MacRae had eight goals and 14 assists in 39 games for Gwinnett.
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So the sageuk drama Deep Rooted Tree ( a murder mystery set in the weeks before the creation of Hangul) starts tomorrow (Oct 5) and a few days later it's Hangul Day. (Oct 9) Surely this is not a coincidence? There are lots of events coming up next week for Hangul Day (see below) including calligraphy competitions and exhibitions so this is the time of year when I always kick myself for not going to my calligraphy class! I love the idea of doing magnificent Hangul calligraphy but I suppose I just don't have the perseverance to keep going. But maybe I'll be inspired watching this drama… Continue reading "Hangul Day Calligraphy Contest (Oct 9)" »
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Calligraphy Lesson 4
Calligraphy Lesson 3
I like the pace of this course. Every week (still only in week 3 though) I'm given a new stroke to practise. Today I arrived a few minutes early to get settled and begin the warm up (below) as I find that I really need this time to calm down and clear my head. Korean conversations go on around me as more students arrive and set up their work, getting ink stones from the cupboard at the back of the room or cups of tea from the refreshment table. I think this warm up could be used for various psychological tests including personality assessments or even as a (cheap) lie-detector test because I can see that my state of mind really affects my strokes. For example, if I'm in a hurry and can't be bothered to brush enough of the excess ink off on the side of the ink stone before I start, then I get a thick blotchy line that gets bigger and uglier as the ink soaks into the paper (see top line below). If I lose concentration, the line starts veering off in the wrong direction. If someone comes and looks over my shoulder then there'll be a little hiccup in the line or it will wobble because I suddenly feel nervous. So I bet it would be possible to asses if someone were telling the truth by making them paint straight lines and interrogating them as they go. Then all we'd have to do is assess the wobbles and hiccups in the lines. This test could also be used at job interviews to reveal personality traits such as if the candidate is able to pay attention to detail. I'm obviously not able to, because my lines don't even start or end at the same level as each other which reveals (I bet) that I'm a generalist and not a specialist. I think I'm on to something here.
A Calligraphy Exhibition and Calligraphy Lesson 2
Seoul Opera House
This is one of my favourite buildings in Seoul – the opera house at the Seoul Art Centre. Korean historical drama fans will notice that the roof of the building is shaped like the headwear (갓) worn by the aristocratic yangban in the Joseon period (see below).
Ji Jin Hee as King Sukjeong dressed as a yangban in Dong Yi, MBC Continue reading "A Calligraphy Exhibition and Calligraphy Lesson 2" »
紙筆硯墨 지필연묵 My First Calligraphy Class in Seoul
I've been meaning to join a calligraphy class for ages because I wanted to do something artistic and finally I did it. The first class was last Thursday afternoon at the local culture centre. Each term lasts for three months (30,000 won, very cheap) and the classes are once a week. I was told by the ladies at reception when I applied for the course that I'd have to bring all my own stuff : - ink 먹, paper 종이, brush 붓, as the only thing they have there are the ink stones벼루. I did a bit of calligraphy in Japan years ago and still had some brushes. So I dug those out and bought a stack of paper and a bottle of ink from the local stationary shop with the dream that I will soon be writing beautiful hangul…
I have a talent, but it is for always arriving just that little bit too late for events where it would be a lot better to arrive 10 minutes early. I did it again for the first lesson. I was only five minutes late but the teacher was already at the front of the class talking to a packed room of students sitting at long rows of tables with dark blue felt tablecloths. The teacher was indicating towards the two lines of hanja he had written on the board and the students were quietly copying it down into their notebooks. I was very confused since I had signed up for the hangul 한글 lessons not hanja 漢字. Perhaps if I had arrived ON TIME I would have known what was going on. I discovered later that the sentences on the board were a Korean poem and that at the beginning of each lesson for about 30 minutes we'll learn a new poem and the teacher introduces the meaning and reading of the hanja and we read the poem out loud together. I like this. Continue reading "紙筆硯墨 지필연묵 My First Calligraphy Class in Seoul" »


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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44147493/ns/health-addictions/t/addiction-now-defined-brain-disorder-not-behavior-issue/ but, you probably know more than a team of 80 experts, right?
you really are ignorant, what?, do you think a rational, clear thinking individual would engage in a possibly deadly pattern of self destructive behavior......because they choose to.....they make a conscience decision to destroy their lives.....are you serious?....please look in to this more...there is a lot of information out there. It is a disease.
read again....by the way just saying I'm wrong, with nothing to back it up, makes you sound like a moron
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I'm not going to argue with you, you can not form responsible opinions on subjects that you have very knowledge about....do some research, and you will likely find that you are wrong. Addiction is a disease like diabetes, high blood pressure, ect. ....and your theory about Addicts knowingly use a substance, or takes a drink...therefore its self inflicted is ABSURD....thats like saying...."he should have never eaten that cake....he knew full well there was a possibility he was Diabetic"....see how ridiculous OR "why would she eat Peanut Butter , when there is a POSSIBILITY, she could be allergic to Peanuts and go into anaphylactic shock"....not everyone who has a drink becomes an alcoholic...not everyone who experiments with drugs recreationaly becomes an addict.....its a disorder...these people are not being lazy or irresponsible, it is scientifically proven, the physiological make-up of an addict is different from a non addict....this is not really up for debate
that might be the stupidest thing I've ever read
this is a truly tragic scenario, .....but, why are people so quick to deny "mental illness", ...sorry folks, mental illness is real, it causes people to do things they would not ordinarily do. I guess unless you've experienced it first hand, you really don't get it.......its not always a made up "excuse"...it is a real disease, our prisons are filled with people that should be in hospitals
so, so sad....this breaks my heart
so......this truck driver SHOULD lose his license and job.....really??, were you there?...do you know he/she was at fault, that this occurred as a result of negligence.....because he is a professional, there is zero possibility for an accident?.......this post is truly a short cut to thinking
the first sentence of the article(and the headline) states the age of the girl........are parents supposed to be present every second of everyday, to ensure the safety of their children??....seems like a tragic accident, why are people so quick to blame parents for everything??


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Wadlopen: students take up the Dutch national pastime.
A geography professor writes about walking the mudflats of the Wadden Sea during last spring's Semester in the Netherlands.
September 19, 2012 | Henk Aay
Two Shoes
It all started one summer afternoon when Calvin juniors Ahna Terpstra and Kayla Rosendale were comparing their shoes.
October 13, 2010 | Myrna Anderson
Students create voter's guide
Students in political science professor Doug Koopman's "Parties and Elections" class have created a voter's guide for Grand Rapids residents.
October 29, 2010 | Myrna Anderson
Students boycott American Apparel
Hours after she found out she had been elected president of the Calvin student body, Abbie Belford was sitting behind a table in Johnny's, urging her peers to boycott America Apparel.
April 23, 2010 | Myrna Anderson
Celebrating Black History Month
Calvin's administrative and academic departments are teaming up on a roster of Black History Month events.
February 04, 2011 | Myrna Anderson
Calvin Gives Back
Students will have an opportunity to thank donors during Thanksgiving Week.
November 16, 2012 | Myrna Anderson
Last-minute touches: Senior Projects Night
Seventeen senior design teams will showcase their projects at the annual Senior Projects Night.
May 05, 2011 | Myrna Anderson
Celebrating black history
Throughout February, the Calvin community will feature four events in celebration of Black History Month.
January 31, 2013 | Myrna Anderson
English is now three majors
There are now three ways to major in English, courtesy of a major program revision.
March 11, 2011 | Myrna Anderson
Serving and learning in southeast Asia
When he is in Indonesia this summer, Kevin Van Harn will try to remember not to point with his finger.
May 28, 2010 | Myrna Anderson
Calvin premieres "A Shared Space"
A documentary about the Mustard Seed School by CAS prof Brian Fuller is premiering at Calvin on Friday, February 10.
February 10, 2011 | Myrna Anderson
Chimes wins nine MCPA awards
Last year's Chimes crew garnered nine MCPA College Newspaper Contest awards from the Michigan Collegiate Press Association.
November 05, 2010 | Myrna Anderson
Crow headed to Grove City Hall of Fame
Calvin's dean of student development will be inducted this weekend into his alma mater's athletic hall of fame.
February 13, 2008 | Myrna Anderson
Professor of the Year: Renae Boss Potts
Calvin senior class votes Renae Boss Potts the 2011 Professor of the Year.
May 03, 2011 | Myrna Anderson , Andrew Steiner
Getting ready for Rangeela
Students gear up for international variety show.
February 24, 2009 | Myrna Anderson
Senior teaches GIS in Ethiopia
Emma DeVries taught the country's top geographers how to use global information systems software.
March 08, 2012 | Myrna Anderson
Researching the mighty phage
Summer research projects pair two students with two professors in the study of bacteriophages.
June 10, 2011 | Myrna Anderson
Student senate launches #Wearecalvin
Students are giving their feedback in Calvin's prioritization and strategic planning processes.
March 01, 2013 | Myrna Anderson
Rangeela 2013: Study Abroad
This year's Rangeela directors reflect on mastering footwork, dancing with fans and leading the show.
February 14, 2013 | Myrna Anderson
Amazing race: the finale
Students on the Amazing Race interim dug for cows, went "cliff-diving" into the pool and made a mad dash for the finish.
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The glass manufacturing giant Corning, behind Gorilla Glass, has just announced that it is ready to utilize its 3D glass-forming technology to shape its patented glass for the mass market. In other words it is ready to mass produce 3D-shaped Gorilla Glass that will "expand the possibilities" for industrial designers.
Following this news there is of course also a lot of speculation that this was a move to prepare for future wearables such as smartwatches.
Here's the press release from Corning:
"Product design continues to drive the consumer electronics industry. More than half of the top 10 smartphone manufacturers already market devices that incorporate cover glass with subtle curves, and the demand for even more-dramatic form factors is increasing. Corning's 3D-forming technology meets this demand and expands the design possibilities for industrial designers.
The relationship with GTOC allows Corning to provide a "one-roof" solution. "We can now take Gorilla Glass all the way from flat sheet to a finished 3D-shaped product in Asia, expediting turnaround times and minimizing logistical complexity," said James R. Steiner, senior vice president and general manager, Corning Specialty Materials. "That's a win for Corning and our customers."
Curved or 3D-glass is being used commercially more than ever now so it makes sense for Corning to offer mass production of such glass for its clients. Apple has been rumored to release an iPhone with a curved display next year along with an iWatch so it is a possibility it could utilize this new glass from Corning.


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James Loney James Loney's 2011 was much like his 2010 when all was said and done, in that his supporters still stood behind him while his detractors once again saw too little progress to declare Loney a changed man and the slugging corner infielder people think he can be. Chad already dug into Loney's late season surge that not only – ... Read More »
2011 Los Angeles Dodgers Season Review: Catcher
Rod Barajas Rod Barajas subscribes to a simple theory: why be anyone but Rod Barajas when people will continue to give me a job regardless of the fact that I'm a pretty mediocre player? Not a bad idea, considering he doesn't have many other options. Since arriving in L.A. after being claimed off of waivers from the Mets, Barajas has ... Read More »
2011 Los Angeles Dodgers Season Review: Shortstop
Dee Gordon Dee Gordon's season was much like the picture you see above: up and down, up and down. Beginning the year in AAA and just an injury or two away from the show, the inevitable happened and Gordon made his way to the bigs. Coming in with a reputation as a contact hitter with speed to burn and a ... Read More »
2011 Los Angeles Dodgers Season Review: Second Base
Jamey Carroll On the back-end of a two-year deal, Jamey Carroll put up another solid season as a super-utility man, and all at the baseball old age of 37. Though his numbers dipped across the board from what was the second best season of his career, he still contributed 2.2 WAR while primarily playing second. In 146 games and 510 ... Read More »
2011 Los Angeles Dodgers Season Review: Third Base
Casey Blake Casey Blake: Bearded Enigma. There are generally two opinions of Blake, as many believe he has been a key cog to the Dodgers success over the past handful of years, while others loathe the way he came to be a Dodger in the first place. I am firmly in the camp of the latter, though I simultaneously recognize ... Read More »
Should Clayton Kershaw Win The 2011 NL Cy Young Award?
It shouldn't be any surprise that the 2011 NL Cy Young Award race comes down to three horses: Clayton Kershaw, Roy Halladay, and Cliff Lee. All three pitchers have had outstanding years, but one of them has to win it. As with my analysis of the 2011 NL MVP Award race, I'll be doing my best to stay away from ... Read More »
Dodgers Target Tsuyoshi Wada: A Closer Look
Tony Jackson of ESPN Los Angeles passes along word that the Dodgers are in Japan scouting Tsuyoshi Wada. For Wada's part, he had this to say about his free agency: Tsuyoshi reached the service time requirements for free agency on September 16 and is widely expected to make a run at an MLB contract this offseason. Said Wada: "I'm honestly ... Read More »
Does Matt Kemp Deserve To Win The 2011 NL MVP Award?
For all intents and purposes, the 2011 NL MVP Award race is a battle between Matt Kemp and Ryan Braun, both of whom I believe are correctly identified as the two players pacing the field. As you likely already know, I'm a huge fan of both the Los Angeles Dodgers and Matt Kemp, so you might not be inclined to ... Read More »
James Loney's Late Surge: Regression To The Mean Or Legitimate Growth?
James Loney, forever a spark plug for debate among executives, scouts, and fans alike. Prior to the 2002 draft, there was debate as to whether he was better as a pitcher or a hitter. During his time in the minors, there was debate as to whether he would ever use his size to develop a power stroke. In the majors, ... Read More »
2011 Dodgers Proving That The Best Bullpen Is Often Times An Inexpensive One
During the 2010-2011 off-season, the Dodgers aimed to improve on what was an effective unit in 2010 (3.80 FIP/8th In MLB). With all their veteran relievers making their Los Angeles exit, the rest of the potential returning cast consisted primarily of pre-arbitration players making the major league minimum, with only Jonathan Broxton locked into a high paying salary for 2011. ... Read More »
Dodgers Call Up Federowicz, Sands, And Ely
Dylan Hernandez confirmed on Twitter the report that Tim Federowicz got the call to the big leagues, and he added that Jerry Sands and John Ely also received calls. - Dylan Hernandez and Joe Block provided the details on what the call-ups mean for the Dodgers. Federowicz won't play right away. Mattingly wants him to get used to his new ... Read More »
Report: Tim Federowicz Gets Call To Join Dodgers
According to Tar Heel Monthly, catching prospect Tim Federowicz* is getting the call to the big leagues. *Federowicz will be known as Fedaerakeafjasdjwisziciz or Fediafjiaezocoizzwocz or Federaifizocizcaawzxz from now on. — Since being traded for, Federowicz has put up a .325/.431/.627/1.058 line, showing outstanding plate discipline and power. Of course, it's Albuquerque and it's only 102 plate appearances, so his ... Read More »
Matt Kemp's 2010: A Statistical And Mechanical Analysis
Preface As some of you already know, I did an analysis on Matt Kemp's struggles at the back end of August in 2010, but I wanted to revisit that analysis now that the season is over and everything has settled. Obviously, a lot of the points I cover in this post will be rehashed from before, but I wanted to ... Read More »
Coaching Philosophy And Matt Kemp
That's right, again. It's your daily Matt Kemp situation/controversy/failboat post, because talking about the team being eleventy billion games back is even more boring. Anyway, after yesterday's news, it came out today that Dave Stewart talked with Bob Schaefer and Larry Bowa about their differences, and ostensibly, Matt Kemp. "Both Schaefer, the Dodgers' bench coach who also works with outfielders, ... Read More »
What's Wrong With Chad Billingsley?
While Dylan Hernandez tweeted yesterday that Chad Billingsley will remain in the rotation, just the fact that it was even a question worth asking shows where the attitudes of journalists, fans, and bloggers currently lie. Since last year, there has been rampant speculation that Billingsley was either injured or losing his raw stuff, but those assumptions seem rather premature. The fact of the ... Read More »


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(IJCSIS) International Journal of Computer Science and Information Security, Vol. 9, No. 5, May 2011 Secure Communication with Flipping Substitute Permutation Algorithm for Electronic Copy right Management System 1 2 3 C. PARTHASARATHY G.RAMESH KUMAR Dr.S.K.SRIVATSA Assistant professor in IT Dept Assistant Professor Senior professor 1 Sri Chandrashekhendra Saraswathi Viswa Mahavidyalaya University, Enathur, Kanchipuram – 631 561, email@example.com, 2 Department of Computer Science & Applications,Adhiparasakthi College of Arts & Science G.B.Nagar, Kalavai - 632 506,Vellore District. Tamil Nadu, firstname.lastname@example.com 3 St. Joseph's College of Engg, Jeppiaar Nagar, Chennai-600 064 email@example.com Abstract-The main objective of this paper is to detect Digital images are most common sources for hiding the existence of secret information hidden within an message. The process of hiding information is called image. Cryptography is one of the most interested and an embedding. important area in the computer industry that deals with secures transmission of information. Encryption, the Still and multi-media images are subject to process which helps for such secure transmission transformations for compression, steganographic prevents hackers to access the information. And decryption helps to retrieve the original information. embedding and digital watermarking. We propose Cryptography provides many methods and techniques new measures and techniques for detection and for secure communication. Currently there are many analysis of steganographic embedded content. We industry standard encryption/decryption algorithms show that both statistical and pattern classification including RSA, Rijndael, Blowfish and so forth. techniques using our proposed measures provide However, they are fairly complex and require that one reasonable discrimination schemes for detecting spend a lot of time to comprehend and implement them. embeddings of different levels. This paper introduces simple Encryption/decryption algorithm that is fast and fairly secure. The algorithm manipulates a 128-bit input using flipping, Substitution, Many algorithms are developed for encryption and and Permutation to achieve its encryption/decryption. decryption which provides high security. All these algorithms are kept open to the public and the secrecy Keywords - Cryptography, Hacker, Security, attack of the algorithm lies entirely in the key. This paper Steganography, Watermarking, compression, stands different that the development of algorithm authentication. addresses the user needs in specific, thereby offering more flexibility. With the help of socket program, I. INTRODUCTION establish a connection between client and server .Different segments of secrete picture were passed as Steganography is a Greek word meaning covered or file objects to the server from client. hidden writing. It is the art and science of secret co+mmunication, aiming to conceal the existence of II. PROBLEM DEFINITION - PROPOSED the communication. This is a different from ALGORITHM Cryptography, where the existence of the communication is not disguised but the message is Secure communication with the help of FSP obscured by scrambling it. Use of cryptography algorithm as follows: would not stop a third party knowing that some secret communication is going on. In steganography, the Step 1: Set the flipping bit. message to be sent is concealed in such a way that an Step 2: Change the characters according to the intruder would not know whether any secret flipping bit. communication is going on or not. Hiding Step 3: Check the ASCII table and find keys. information inside digital carriers is becoming Step 4: With the help of the keys, make a square popular. A rapid growth in demand and consumption matrix, using inverse table. of multimedia has resulted in data hiding techniques Step 5: Do flipping operation. for files like audio (.wav), images (.bmp, .pnm, .jpg). Step 6: Repeat the steps 2 to 5. 85 http://sites.google.com/site/ijcsis/ ISSN 1947-5500 (IJCSIS) International Journal of Computer Science and Information Security, Vol. 9, No. 5, May 2011 In Fig 1, PT is the Plain text and CT is the Cipher K= 15 7 14 6 13 5 12 4 8 text. 1 9 2 10 3 11 [Numbers 1 to 15 occurring in the key corresponding to the above table] Using the above key, Flipping key is determined. So the length of the Flipping key is 128bit (ie, 16 x 8 = 128). And Using this key the substitution table and Inverse Figure 1. Encryption with 8 levels substitution table is also constructed. A. Flipping Operation Table 1 – ASCII Table One piece of the secret information is the flipping key and its length is 128 bits, and it is used to obscure the plaintext or cipher text further. Given a 128-bit input PT (Plain Text) and a flipping key F, We denote the flipping operation on PT as below: Output=Flip (F, PT) In the flipping operation, its 128- bit input is disguised as follows: For each bit of the input, if the corresponding bit of the flipping key is 0, the corresponding bit of the flipping key is 1, the Again this table is divided into subsets. corresponding output bit will be the complement of the input bit. That is, if the flipping key bit is 0 and Table 2 – Subset Table the input bit is 0/1, the output of the flipping operation is 0/1. On the other hand, if the flipping key bit is 1 and the input bit is 0/1 the output of the flipping operation is 1/0. In reconstructing the original input, the output of the flipping operation is flipped against the same flipping key. B. Substitution Operation This algorithm uses substitution and Inverse Substitution table for encryption and decryption .These tables are generated based upon the ASCII code and the key. Let PT be the plain text, CT be the Cipher text and Key be the Flipping key. In this, plain text as a text file. This file will have all the ASCII characters. The ASCII characters are given in Table 3 – Block Table the Table 3. In this, the rows indicate the left digit and the column indicates the right digit. Again this table is subdivided into subsets. For dividing the subset into blocks, we have to follow the following procedure. If the no of characters is less than or equal to 10, we have to divide this into two halves. If the number of characters is even number, we divide it into equal halves. Suppose, the number of characters is odd number, we have to divide this into 2 subsets but the size of the first subset is greater than the second subset by 1. To construct the substitution table 2, it uses key and it will be informed to the receiver in a secure manner. 86 http://sites.google.com/site/ijcsis/ ISSN 1947-5500 (IJCSIS) International Journal of Computer Science and Information Security, Vol. 9, No. 5, May 2011 Table 4 – Substitution Table PLAIN TEXT CIPHER TEXT A B C D E U V W X Y F G H I J P Q R S T K L M N O K L M N O P Q R S T F G H I J U V W X Y A B C D E Figure 3.Horizontal Folding Technique Table 5 – Inverse Substitution Table PLAIN TEXT CIPHER TEXT A B C D E A F K P U F G H I J B G L Q Y K L M N O C H M R W P Q R S T D I N S X U V W X Y E J O T Y Figure 4.Diagonal Vertical Folding Technique In the case of vertical folding method columns are exchanged dynamically. It is same as horizontal folding using column processing instead of row processing. C. Permutation Operation Proposed Folding Technique The diagonal folding method must be implemented in square matrix arguments. If not The origin of folding is from paper folding nature. proper padding must be added to get the appropriate This folding is broadly divided into 3 angles of solution. On the side of decryption padding must be processing: eliminated after processing. 1. Vertical Folding 2. Horizontal Folding for(int i=0;i<5;i++) 3. Diagonal Folding for(int j=0;j<5;j++) Consider there are 5 rows present in the plain text { document. Cipher text created with respect to int p=(i*10)+j; 1↔5 for(int k=0;k<5;k++) 2↔4 for(int q=0;q<5;q++) 3 ↔'3 { if(p==a[k][q]) Note : Exchange occurs b[i][j]=((k+1)*10)+q+1; } the horizontal folding method finds the mid-row of whole text. With respect to that mid row subsequent rows are exchanged. Program 1.Substitution - forming inverse table PLAIN TEXT CIPHER TEXT A B C D E E D C B A D. Encryption Level F G H I J J I H G F The last piece of the secret information is K L M N O O N M L K the encryption level. It is a positive integer. The P Q R S T T S R Q P higher the encryption level is, the more secure the U V W X Y Y X W V U algorithm is. However, we should be cautious with large values of the encryption level since the Figure 2.Vertical Folding Technique increasing of the encryption level is proportional to the decreasing of the Encryption / decryption speed. E. Traffic padding 87 http://sites.google.com/site/ijcsis/ ISSN 1947-5500 (IJCSIS) International Journal of Computer Science and Information Security, Vol. 9, No. 5, May 2011 IV. LAN CONNECTION Effective countermeasure to traffic analysis is traffic padding. Traffic padding is one of the The program or process initiating the functions of link encryption approach. It produces communication is called a client process, and the cipher text output continuously in the picture; even in program waiting for the communication to be the absence plaintext a continuous random data initiated is the server process. The client and server stream is generated. When plaintext is available, it is processes together form a distributed system. encrypted and transmitted. When input plaintext is not present, random data are encrypted and Step 1: Start. transmitted. It shown in figure 5, Step 2: Select the image file. Advantage of traffic padding: Step 3: Encode the information into the image file. Step 4: Pass the image, to image splitter application, • It is impossible for an attacker to distinguish between true dataflow and padding data flow. enter the number of segments as input. Multiple • It is impossible to deduce amount of traffic. image files will be created. Step 5: Using socket programming, establish a connection between client and server. Step 7: Different segments were passed as file objects to the server after connecting to the server. Step 8: Stop. public static void main(String[] args) { Figure 5. Traffic padding // TODO Auto-generated method stub try III. BRUTE FORCE ATTACK { File file = new File"C:/test.jpg"); To hack into the FSP encryption/decryption InputStream fis = new algorithms using the brute force approach, one needs FileInputStream(file); to guess the flipping key, the Substitution function, long fileLength = file.length(); the permutation function and the encryption level. long numberOfSplits = 5; A force attack or exhaustive key search is a strategy long splitFileSize = that can in theory be used against any encrypted data fileLength/numberOfSplits; by an attacker who is unable to take advantage of any byte[] byteArray = new byte[(int)splitFileSize]; weakness in an encryption system that would System.out.println("length of the otherwise make them task easier. It involves file::"+fileLength); systematically checking all possible keys until the System.out.println("split file correct key is found. In the worst case, this would size::"+splitFileSize); involve traversing the entire search space fis.read(byteArray, 0, (int)splitFileSize); A. The Number of the Flipping Keys File file2 = new File("C:/test1.jpg"); The resources required for a brute force attack OutputStream fos = new scale exponentially with increasing key size, not FileOutputStream(file2); linearly. As a result, doubling the key size for an fos.write(byteArray); algorithm does not simply double the required System.out.println("length of file number of operations, but rather squares them. 2::"+file2.length()); There are 128 bits in a key. Each bit can be fis.close(); either 1 or 0. Therefore, there are 2128 flipping keys. fos.close(); Program 2. Split the image 88 http://sites.google.com/site/ijcsis/ ISSN 1947-5500 (IJCSIS) International Journal of Computer Science and Information Security, Vol. 9, No. 5, May 2011 V. Description Diagram for Watermarking In collection Society module, Buyer PIN is embedded into the image using CS private key in Asymmetric encryption. It also computes Hash value of the image which should be sent to buyer. It is used for authentication purpose. This hash value is also appended into the image and the encrypted image is transferred to the buyer using LAN or Email networks. Receiver Sender Uk || F M M Compare F FK(M) Pk M - Input Message F - MAC function Figure 6.Water marking in Protected Image Pk- Secret key Uk - Public key The media distributor inserts the third watermark, which contains the document Creation Unique Figure 8.Massage authentication Number (CUN) and the buyer's PIN encrypted with In Buyer module, Buyer decrypts the encrypted the collecting society's private key. digest using CS public key and the digest value is computed. Hash value is recomputed from the VI. IMPLEMENTATION DETAILS decrypted digest and the hash value is compared. If these values are same then it ensures no transmission This paper consists of implementing the Electronic loss. From third encrypted watermark buyer decrypt Copyright Management System (ECMS). In ECMS the Buyer PIN from it and ensures it legal ownership. there are four modules. Control Authority is used for Illegal usage detection phase. It compares CUN with buyer watermark and distributor watermark and detects the legal or illegal ownership. A. Algorithm - Server Side: Sockets are interfaces that can "plug into" each other over a network. Once so "plugged in", the programs so connected communicate. A "client" program can then connect its own socket to the server's socket, at which time the client program's writes to the socket are read as stranded input to the server program, and stranded output from the server Figure 7. Four modules of ECMS program are read from the client's socket reads. In Author Module Creation Unique Number is Step 1: Different segments were received as file embedded into the Image using author private key. In objects. the embedding of CUN it uses asymmetric Step 2: Using Image Merger application, the watermarking algorithm. Distributor PIN is also segments are merged back to a single file. embedded into the image using private key Asymmetric encryption algorithm. Step 3: Apply the FSP algorithm Decode the information. Collection Society is the trusted third party that will ensure that the protected document traded correctly. Step 4: Both the server and client socket connection It involves transaction between buyer & media is closed. distributor. Step 5: Stop. 89 http://sites.google.com/site/ijcsis/ ISSN 1947-5500 (IJCSIS) International Journal of Computer Science and Information Security, Vol. 9, No. 5, May 2011 B. Author Module String with encrypted third watermark is decrypted In this module CUN and Distributor PIN is using CS public key and the obtained CUN and encrypted using author private key and the encrypted Buyer PIN is compared info is embedded into the image using transaction watermark embedded. In this module all the info • BUYER passes his PIN to Distributor. embedded into the watermarked image is decrypt and • Distributor passes buyer's PIN, the CUN, decoded using transaction watermark decoder. and a string with the second watermark's content (that is, Distributor's PIN and the In our approach, the document is self-contained. At CUN encrypted with author's private key) to any given instant it contains all the information the CS. needed to verify whether the current holder is using the data legally. No attempt is made to trace the • The CS passes revenue to Author. document history, however, either by watermarking • After encrypting the string with buyer's PIN the document each time the owner changes, or by and the CUN with its private key, the CS recording transaction details in a register. We take embeds the second and the third watermarks particular care to allow each actor to check that the into its copy of the document. data exchange was carried out correctly. The basic • The CS computes a digest of the principle underlying our ECMS strategy is that the watermarked document using a proper hash data holder's name must be watermarked into the function, signs the digest with its private data to prove legal ownership. To ensure that a key, and sends the signed digest and the document is being used legally, any authorized third, encrypted, watermark to distributor. person can check the watermark field the holder's • Distributor embeds the third watermark into name is written in. We also envision a protocol-level the document and gives it, the encrypted mechanism that addresses the reversibility problem third watermark, and the signed digest to by preventing data holders or counterfeiters from buyer. benefiting from watermark removal: at no step of the transaction can a counterfeiter insert a fake Verification Process: To verify that Distributor has watermark, so a counterfeiter cannot prove document embedded his PIN within the data, Buyer need only ownership. To keep misappropriating persons from decrypt the third watermark using the CS public key. writing their names into the data, the ECMS assumes To check whether the CUN embedded in the third that the seller (or the author when a media distributor watermark corresponds to that in the first, Buyer can sells the document) embeds the watermark. compute the digest of the watermarked document and confirm that it corresponds to the digest computed by B. Collection Society Module the CS. Such a digest also allows buyer to verify the integrity of the watermarked document that is he can In this module Buyer PIN and total document is confirm that Distributor has not modified the original encrypted using CS private key. If author wants to document. sell copies of her document through a media distributor, she embeds a second watermark into the D. Control Authority Module document. This watermark contains a personal identification number (PIN) identifying the media This phase is used to verify the illegal usage. distributor, and the document's CUN. Author Protecting Data from Illegal Use Control authority encrypts the watermark string with her private key asks buyer to prove his right to a digital document in and a copy of the encrypted string, which distributor its possession. Buyer can simply give the can use to verify that author really inserted his name watermarked document and the file with the into the document. Distributor can use Author's encrypted third watermark to the control authority. public key to read the encrypted string, and The CA first checks the encrypted. watermark detection software to verify it. (Unlike with the first watermark, only an asymmetric Third watermark for buyer PIN, then, by applying a cryptography scheme can be used here.) watermark detection engine to the protected document, it verifies that the watermark with buyer's C. Buyer Module PIN is actually embedded in the data. Finally, the CA, which knows both the true CUN and author's In this module, buyer verification is achieved by secret key, can control whether the CUN contained in checking the watermarked string with the original the third watermark matches the document identity. watermark using watermark decoder. 90 http://sites.google.com/site/ijcsis/ ISSN 1947-5500 (IJCSIS) International Journal of Computer Science and Information Security, Vol. 9, No. 5, May 2011 Indeed, the CA would not really need the user's enhanced and to be used in Copyright protection. In file with the encrypted third watermark if it could get addition to that all the image formats should be this information directly from the CS. Rather than supported by the software and the e-commerce used storing all watermarking codes or digests, the CS can in e-transaction will be added in future. This simply compute them whenever it needs to, provided software needs facility of Monitoring and analyzing the CA gives it the required information. In intruders and raising alarm with new technique. The particular, the CS can generate the second and third FSP encryption / decryption algorithm is a simple watermark and the digest if it knows the media algorithm based on the flipping, substitution and distributor's PIN, the buyer's PIN, the CUN, and the permutation operations. It is fast and fairly secure. author's identity. However, it is only suitable for applications that do not expose the inputs and the encrypted form of the VII. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION inputs to the public. 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A supplemental exhaust system for use with an off-road vehicle. The system includes a supplemental silencer and/or a spark arrester contained within a flexible outer shell. The outer shell mounts directly to the housing of an existing exhaust system silencer. The exhaust gases exiting the existing silencer are directed into the supplemental silencer and spark arrester by an inlet chamber having an oversized inlet opening.
1. A supplemental silencer for use with an existing silencer having a housing comprising:
a silencer means for reducing noise generated by an exhaust stream exiting the exhaust outlet of the existing silencer;
an elastomeric outer shell around said silencer means and secured directly to the housing of the existing silencer such that said exhaust stream is forced to flow from the exhaust outlet through said silencer means, said shell being sufficiently pliable to conform to a variety of differently shaped housings; and
a securing means for securing said shell to the housing.
2. The silencer of claim 1, wherein said silencer means includes a sound absorbing material lining said shell; and
wherein an inlet chamber surrounds said exhaust outlet of said existing silencer which allows a portion of said exhaust stream to pass into said sound absorbing material.
3. The silencer of claim 2, wherein said inlet chamber is supported within said shell and is substantially larger than the exhaust outlet such that said inlet chamber will surround a range of differently located and sized exhaust outlets.
4. The silencer of claim 3, further comprising a spark arrester secured within said shell.
5. The silencer of claim 3, wherein said securing means includes a band clamp.
6. A supplemental silencer and spark arrester for use in conjunction with a primary exhaust system having a housing and an exhaust outlet, comprising:
a spark arrester means for removing particulate matter from an exhaust stream exiting the primary exhaust system;
a silencing means for reducing noise generated by the exhaust stream exiting the primary exhaust system; and
an elastomeric outer shell housing said spark arrester means and said silencing means, said shell including means for mounting said shell directly to the housing of the primary exhaust system, said shell being sufficiently pliable to allow said shell to conform to differently shaped housings.
7. The silencer and spark arrester of claim 6, further comprising an inlet chamber for directing the exhaust stream through said silencing means and said spark arrester means, said inlet chamber having an open end substantially larger than and surrounding the exhaust outlet of the primary exhaust system.
8. The silencer and spark arrester of claim 7, wherein said inlet chamber is cylindrically shaped.
9. The silencer and spark arrester of claim 8, further comprising a securing means for securing said outer shell to the housing of the primary exhaust system.
10. The silencer and spark arrester of claim 9, wherein said securing means is a band clamp.
11. The silencer and spark arrester of claim 10, wherein said outer shell is manufactured from rubber.
12. A supplemental exhaust system for use with a primary exhaust system having a housing and an exhaust outlet, comprising:
an exhaust treatment means for treating an exhaust stream flowing from the exhaust outlet of the primary exhaust system;
an elastomeric outer shell surrounding and securing said exhaust treatment means, said outer shell being adapted for mounting directly to the housing of the primary exhaust system.
13. A supplemental exhaust system for use with a primary exhaust system having a housing and an outlet, comprising:
an exhaust treatment means for treating an exhaust stream flowing from said outlet of said primary exhaust system, said exhaust treatment means includes a conical portion axially aligned with an inlet chamber having an open end, said conical portion tapering downwardly from a first diameter toward said open end, said treatment means further including an outlet tube spaced apart from and axially aligned with said conical portion, said outlet tube having a diameter substantially equal to said first diameter; and
a pliable outer shell surrounding and securing said exhaust treatment means, said outer shell being adapted for mounting directly to the housing of the primary exhaust system.
14. The exhaust system of claim 13, wherein said exhaust treatment means further includes a hollowed frustum having a small diameter end and a large diameter end, said frustum tapering downwardly away from said open end, said frustum being axially aligned with and partially overlapping said outlet tube at said small diameter end, said small diameter end having a diameter substantially larger than said first diameter such that an annular gap is defined between said outlet tube and said small diameter end of said frustum.
Off road vehicles (ORVs) as defined for the purposes of this invention consist of off-road motorcycles, three and four wheel all terrain vehicles (ATVs), dune buggies, two and four wheel drive off-road trucks, amphibious vehicles (water to land, and back) and hovercraft. The invention could be adapted for use on any of these ORVs, however, for the purposes of discussion will be described as sued on the racing type of off-road motorcycle called motocross bikes. The exhaust system on a motocross bike's internal combustion engine typically consists of an exhaust pipe and a silencer which are designed as a customized system to insure maximum power output from each different model engine. Although the silencers provided by the original equipment manufacturer reduce engine noise output to a degree, this reduced sound level remains unacceptably high for use near residential areas. Many motocross bikes, which were originally designed for race use on private courses, are used for non-competitive "trail riding" on public and private lands that are near residential areas. For use on public lands. The Department of Natural Resourses (DNR) requires that ORVs not exceed specified noise levels. For example, in the case of motorcycles manufactured after Jan. 1, 1986 the maximum noise level is 94 decibels (dba) when measured per test procedure SAE J 1287. Typically a motocross bike with a standard silencer will yield over 100 dba under this same test. Additionally, the DNR requires that all off-road vehicles be equipped with a U.S. Forest service approved spark arrester that captures at least 80 percent of carbon particulate carried by the exhaust gases to minimize the risk of exhaust spark fires.
Original equipment manufactures such as Honda and Kawaski have never been required to produce motocross bikes pre-equiped to meet the DNRs spark arrester and noise requirements because their designed use is for racing on private lands, Thus, aftermarket manufactures have been left to produce spark arrester and silencer products to meet the DNR regulations.
However, the two greatest obstacles to designing an aftermarket silencer and/or spark arrester product are first fitting the product onto the multitude of uniquely shaped exhaust systems for each motorcycle brand, model size and model year and second, maintaining adequately sized exhaust flow corridors through the product so it will not hinder performance characteristics of each uniquely designed exhaust system. Over the last two decades there have been over fifteen different brands of motocross bikes sold in the United States and each brand has typically offered two to four different model sizes. With the exhaust system configuration of each model size changing from year to year, hundreds of different exhaust systems have resulted.
As a consequence, aftermarket manufacturers have only been able to produce a select number of spark arrester and silencer products for the most popular and late model brands. Of the available aftermarket replacement silencers and combination silencer and spark arresters, few are designed to produce adequate silencing: most are designed to modify engine performance. Thus for a large majority of motocross bikes in existence, no product is commercially available to adequately silence or capture sparks for trail riding purposes.
This invention provides a solution to the problems of fitting a silencer onto a multitude of exhaust systems and maintaining exhaust flow characteristics for peak engine performance. The apparatus, a supplemental silencer and spark arrester, mounts onto the existing silencer with various universal attachment means. Several unique and integral features are encompassed in this invention;
First, the idea of using an existing silencer in combination with a supplemental silencer and spark arrester means is unique for all that is presently available are complete replacement systems. This concept offers the following advantages:
since the existing silencer is designed with an appropriate air flow restriction level and since the subject invention is designed with less restrictive exhaust flow corridors than the existing silencer, the overall effect of the combination is nearly the same as the original. Consequently, engine performance is not significantly altered. For instance, a typical 250 cc two stroke motocross engine may have an exhaust outlet area of 1.0 square inch, the subject supplemental silencer and spark arrester for this size engine may typically have exhaust flow corridors throughout that are no less than 200 percent of this of this area or 2.0 square inches.
a cost effective and efficient means of silencing is achieved since the existing silencer's contribution is still utilized and thus less noise reduction material is required.
Second, the various attachment means are unique in that they allow the supplemental silencer and spark arrester apparatus to fit the large majority of existing silencers, thereby providing a commercially available product for the large majority of existing motocross bikes. The attachment means also minimize the number of differently sized models needed which reduces manufactured cost.
Third, both the methods used for silencing and the spark arrester portion are unique in that they are integral to each other and depart from existing methods used to achieve these same goals. For instance, existing silencer devices use perforated tube, fiberglass and an aluminum outer shell. The silencing means employed in the invention also uses perforated tube and fibrous sound absorption material but employs the use of conical sections to both reflect and reduce the noise as well as an elastomeric outer shell which serves as additional sound absorption material. The spark arrester means utilizes these same conical sections as a simple means to capture carbon particles that is unlike existing devices which helically spin the exhaust gases to separate out the carbon particulate.
Fourth, the elastomeric outer shell of the apparatus, made out of a material such as ethylene acrylic or any other elastomeric material able to withstand temperatures in excess of 200 degrees fahrenheit and chemically resistant to exhaust byproducts, is new and uniquely different from existing product that is made of steel or aluminum and offers the following advantages:
It provides additional sound absorption
It conforms easily for a universal type attachment to many different silencer configurations
It does not conduct heat like metals which can cause burns
It does not dent or corrode
FIG. 1A is showing a side view of the invention mounted on to the silencer of a typical motocross bike.
FIG. 1B is a close up explosion of an adapter type attachment means.
FIG. 2 is showing a longitudinal sectional view of the supplemental silencer and spark arrester portion of the invention along with a partial view of the silencer it is attached to.
FIG. 3 is showing a sectional view along lines 3--3 in FIG. 2.
FIG. 4 is showing a sectional view along lines 4--4 in FIG. 2.
The drawings show an apparatus in accordance with the invention mounted onto the silencer of a typical, somewhat older motocross bike such as a 1987 Honda CR 250. Such a motorcycle includes an internal combustion engine 2, a silencer 3 and an exhaust pipe 1 that connects the exhaust outlet of the internal combustion engine 2 to the silencer 3 as shown in FIG. 1. Typically the silencer has a mounting bracket 7 set back from the end of the silencer 3 which in combination with other bracketry (not shown) on the exhaust pipe 1 support entire exhaust system. An adapter piece 4 having a cross-sectional profile that will fit inside the combination supplemental silencer and spark arrester 5 and four tabs that are bent as needed to fasten directly to the sheet metal shell of the silencer 3 using screws 8. A gasketing means 9 would be used in conjunction with the adapter piece 4 to form a seal which prevents the passage of exhaust gases back through the adapter piece 4. The gasket 9 shown is pressed in between the inside of the adapter piece and the outside of the silencer 3 and wraps around its entire circumference. The combination supplemental silencer and spark arrester 5 has an elastomeric shell 6 that is fitted over the adapter piece 4 and secured to it by a band clamp 10 as shown in FIG. 2. The adapter piece 4 or gasketing 9 would not be needed provided the elastomeric shell 6 can conform and be directly band clamped to the the silencer 3 which is the preferred attachment.
The combination supplemental silencer and spark arrester 5 is shown in detail in FIGS. 2, 3 and 4. Inside of the combination supplemental silencer and spark arrester 5 is a cylindrically shaped inlet chamber 12 which is open at both ends and perforated with holes. Exhaust gases and sound pressure waves enter the inlet chamber 12 from the outlet 11 of the silencer 3.
As the sound pressure waves travel down the inlet chamber 12 they pass through the perforated holes and are absorbed by both fibrous sound absorbing material 15 and the elastomeric outer shell 6. The conical portion 13, supported centrally within the chamber by straight fins 14, acts as a reflective surface which further assists directing the sound pressure waves through the described perforated holes for absorption. Carbon particles that may be present in the exhaust gases are directed radially outward by the conical portion 13. Beyond the conical portion 13 is a truncated conical portion 16 and an outlet tube 17. The sound pressure waves are further minimized as they pass through the truncated conical portion 16 and out the outlet tube 17 for they have the inverse effect of a megaphone. The exhaust gases flow over the conical portion 13 and through the outlet tube 17 with minimal restriction due to the large exhaust flow corridors provided. The carbon particles, however, due to their mass and momentum cannot make the direction change necessary to exit through the outlet tube 17 but are instead deflected off the inside of the truncated conical portion 16 and through a gap 19 between the two. Once through this gap 19 the carbon particles deflect off a wall 20 and are trapped in the bottom of a dead air space 21. Pieces 18 and 22 complete the enclosure that creates the dead air space and provide support to adjacent pieces.
The drawings depict a conical portion 13 that has a 30 degree included angle and an outer diameter nearly equivalent to the outlet tube 17. The area created for exhaust flow between the conical portion 13, truncated conical portion 16, and the outlet tube 17 are shown to be proportioned 200 percent or greater than that of the silencer's outlet 11 area as preferred. All of the internal pieces as well as the adapter piece 4 in the drawing are of sheet metal construction and are joined by welding.
It is to be understood that various modifications may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the appended claims. For instance, the conical portions could be instead parabolically shaped, angles and exhaust flow areas altered, or a different spark arrester means substituted in place of the one described.
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(Sports Network) - Ivan Nova hopes to pitch the New York Yankees to a seventh
straight win on Saturday when they continue a three-game set with the Oakland
Athletics at Yankee Stadium.
Nova returned from the disabled list last Saturday and defeated the Tampa Bay
Rays, holding them to a pair of runs and four hits in six innings. He also
struck out eight and ran his record to 12-7, while lowering his ERA to 4.85.
A 16-game winner a year ago in his rookie season, Nova had been 1-3 with a
8.59 ERA in five starts prior to landing on the DL with right shoulder
"It's not that I didn't try to be focused in the past, but a game like today,
especially coming back from the DL, you have to do everything you can to win
this game," Nova said. "I came from my house mentally prepared to do that."
Nova is 1-0 in two starts versus the A's with a 3.29 ERA.
New York remained a game ahead of the Baltimore Orioles in the American League
East on Friday, as Russell Martin's 10th inning home run carried the Yankees
to a 2-1 win.
New York held a 1-0 lead entering the ninth, but closer Rafael Soriano gave up
a one-out, pinch-hit blast to Brandon Moss to send the game to extra innings.
David Robertson (2-7) then retired the A's in order in the top of the 10th
before Martin jumped on the second pitch in the bottom half and launched it
into the left-field seats to send the Yankees to their sixth straight victory.
Sean Doolittle (1-1) was tagged with the loss after giving up Martin's solo
shot, as Oakland lost for the fourth time in their last five games.
"Our guys scrapped and fought the whole night and then to lose it like that,
it's really, really tough," Doolittle admitted.
The A's dropped one game behind the Orioles for the first AL wild card slot,
but hold a 3 1/2-game lead over the Angels for the final playoff berth.
Both teams got sparkling efforts from their respective starters, as CC
Sabathia fanned 11 over eight scoreless innings of three-hit ball for the
Yankees. Jarrod Parker gave the A's eight strong innings of one-run ball with
seven strikeouts.
"I think every win from here on out is going to be the biggest win," Sabathia
said. "It just feels good to be a part of it."
On Saturday, Oakland will rely on lefty Travis Blackley, who has been pitching
mostly in long relief since the end of July. In 12 starts for the A's this
season Blackley is 4-3 with a 3.97 ERA.
"Obviously, I'm psyched about it," said Blackley, who is 12-7 with a 4.85 ERA
on the year. "It's good to know they trusted me to take the reins when needed.
I'll take it like any other game. ... I'm looking to keep the team in the game
as long as possible."
Blackley, though, has never faced the Yankees, who are hitting just .255
against lefties this season.
New York has split eight matchups with the A's this season.
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