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ASIST 2012 Annual Meeting
Baltimore, MD, October 26-30, 2012
Do I Trust Google? An Exploration of How People Form Trust in Cloud Computing
Sarah Kim and Ayoung Yoon
Monday, 6:30pm
The present study explores individual end users' perspectives of cloud computing, especially issues regarding their trust/distrust of cloud storage services. While current cloud computing service development focuses on adoption by enterprises and organizations, individual end users who use cloud services in their everyday lives also constitute an important consumer group. Challenges of trust in cloud computing have gained social and scholarly attention accompanied with the rise of privacy and data security concerns. Studies that investigate individual end users' views of trust in cloud services, however, are rare. Using semi-structured interviews and a survey questionnaire, the present study aims to capture how ordinary individuals think about cloud computing and how they form their trust/distrust of cloud services and service providers. In this poster, authors present preliminary results of analysis of interview data. This study is ongoing and in the next phase will conduct a survey with a larger sample size.


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1Introduction 2============ 3 4LiteSpeed SAPI module is a dedicated interface for PHP integration with 5LiteSpeed Web Server. LiteSpeed SAPI has similar architecture to the 6FastCGI SAPI with there major enhancements: better performance, dynamic 7spawning and PHP configuration modification through web server 8configuration and .htaccess files. 9 10Our simple benchmark test ("hello world") shows that PHP with 11LiteSpeed SAPI has 30% better performance over PHP with FastCGI SAPI, 12which is nearly twice the performance that Apache mod_php can deliver. 13 14A major drawback of FastCGI PHP comparing to Apache mod_php is lacking 15the flexibilities in PHP configurations. PHP configurations cannot be 16changed at runtime via configuration files like .htaccess files or web 17server's virtual host configuration. In shared hosting environment, 18each hosting account will has its own "open_basedir" overridden in 19server configuration to enhance server security when mod_php is used. 20usually, FastCGI PHP is not an option in shared hosting environment 21due to lacking of this flexibility. LiteSpeed SAPI is carefully designed 22to address this issue. PHP configurations can be modified the same way 23as that in mod_php with the same configuration directives. 24 25PHP with LiteSpeed SAPI is highly recommended over FastCGI PHP for 26PHP scripting with LiteSpeed web server. 27 28 29Building PHP with LiteSpeed SAPI 30================================ 31 32You need to add "--with-litespeed" to the configure command to build 33PHP with LiteSpeed SAPI, all other SAPI related configure options 34should be removed. 35 36For example: 37 ./configure --with-litespeed 38 make 39 40You should find an executable called 'php' under sapi/litespeed/ 41directory after the compilation succeeds. Copy it to 42'lsws/fcgi-bin/lsphp' or wherever you prefer, if LiteSpeed web server 43has been configured to run PHP with LiteSpeed SAPI already, you just 44need to overwrite the old executable with this one and you are all 45set. 46 47Start PHP from command line 48=========================== 49 50Usually, lsphp is managed by LiteSpeed web server in a single server 51installation. lsphp can be used in clustered environment with one 52LiteSpeed web server at the front, load balancing lsphp processes 53running on multiple backend servers. In such environment, lsphp can be 54start manually from command with option "-b <socket_address>", socket 55address can be IPv4, IPv6 or Unix Domain Socket address. 56for example: 57 58 ./lsphp -b [::]:3000 59 60have lsphp bind to port 3000 on all IPv4 and IPv6 address, 61 62 ./lsphp -b *:3000 63 64have lsphp bind to port 300 on all IPv4 address. 65 66 ./lsphp -b 192.168.0.2:3000 67 68have lsphp bind to address 192.168.0.2:3000. 69 70 ./lsphp -b /tmp/lsphp_manual.sock 71 72have lsphp accept request on Unix domain socket "/tmp/lsphp_manual.sock" 73 74 75Using LiteSpeed PHP with LiteSpeed Web Server 76============================================= 77 78Detailed information about how to configure LiteSpeed web server with 79PHP support is available from our website, at: 80 81http://www.litespeedtech.com/docs/HowTo_QA.html 82 83Usually, PHP support has been configured out of box, you don't need to 84change it unless you want to change PHP interface from FastCGI to 85LiteSpeed SAPI or vice versa. 86 87Brief instructions are as follow: 88 891) Login to web administration interface, go to 'Server'->'Ext App' tab, 90 add an external application of type "LSAPI app", "Command" should be 91 set to a shell command that executes the PHP binary you just built. 92 "Instances" should be set to "1". Add "LSAPI_CHILDREN" environment 93 variable to match the value of "Max Connections". More tunable 94 environment variable described below can be added. 95 962) Go to 'Server'->'Script Handler' tab, add a script handler 97 configuration: set 'suffix' to 'php', 'Handler Type' to 'LiteSpeed 98 API', 'Handler Name' should be the name of external application 99 just defined. 100 101 1023) Click 'Apply Changes' link on the top left of the page, then click 103 'graceful restart'. Now PHP is running with LiteSpeed SAPI. 104 105Tunings 106------- 107 108There are a few environment variables that can be tweaked to control the 109behavior of LSAPI application. 110 111* LSAPI_CHILDREN or PHP_LSAPI_CHILDREN (default: 0) 112 113There are two ways to let PHP handle multiple requests concurrently, 114Server Managed Mode and Self Managed Mode. In Server Managed Mode, 115LiteSpeed web server dynamically spawn/stop PHP processes, in this mode 116"Instances" should match "Max Connections" configuration for PHP 117external application. To start PHP in Self Managed Mode, "Instances" 118should be set to "1", while "LSAPI_CHILDREN" environment variable should 119be set to match the value of "Max Connections" and >1. Web Server will 120start one PHP process, this process will start/stop children PHP processes 121dynamically based on on demand. If "LSAPI_CHILDREN" <=1, PHP will be 122started in server managed mode. 123 124Self Managed Mode is preferred because all PHP processes can share one 125shared memory block for the opcode cache. 126 127Usually, there is no need to set value of LSAPI_CHILDREN over 100 in 128most server environment. 129 130 131* LSAPI_AVOID_FORK (default: 0) 132 133LSAPI_AVOID_FORK specifies the policy of the internal process manager in 134"Self Managed Mode". When set to 0, the internal process manager will stop 135and start children process on demand to save system resource. This is 136preferred in a shared hosting environment. When set to 1, the internal 137process manager will try to avoid freqently stopping and starting children 138process. This might be preferred in a dedicate hosting environment. 139 140 141* LSAPI_EXTRA_CHILDREN (default: 1/3 of LSAPI_CHILDREN or 0) 142 143LSAPI_EXTRA_CHILDREN controls the maximum number of extra children processes 144can be started when some or all existing children processes are in 145malfunctioning state. Total number of children processes will be reduced to 146LSAPI_CHILDREN level as soon as service is back to normal. 147When LSAPI_AVOID_FORK is set to 0, the default value is 1/3 of 148LSAPI_CHIDLREN, When LSAPI_AVOID_FORK is set to 1, the default value is 0. 149 150 151* LSAPI_MAX_REQS or PHP_LSAPI_MAX_REQUESTS (default value: 10000) 152 153This controls how many requests each child process will handle before 154it exits automatically. Several PHP functions have been identified 155having memory leaks. This parameter can help reducing memory usage 156of leaky PHP functions. 157 158 159* LSAPI_MAX_IDLE (default value: 300 seconds) 160 161In Self Managed Mode, LSAPI_MAX_IDLE controls how long a idle child 162process will wait for a new request before it exits. This option help 163releasing system resources taken by idle processes. 164 165 166* LSAPI_MAX_IDLE_CHILDREN 167 (default value: 1/3 of LSAPI_CHILDREN or LSAPI_CHILDREN) 168 169In Self Managed Mode, LSAI_MAX_IDLE_CHILDREN controls how many idle 170children processes are allowed. Excessive idle children processes 171will be killed by the parent process immediately. 172When LSAPI_AVOID_FORK is set to 0, the default value is 1/3 of 173LSAPI_CHIDLREN, When LSAPI_AVOID_FORK is set to 1, the default value 174is LSAPI_CHILDREN. 175 176 177* LSAPI_MAX_PROCESS_TIME (default value: 300 seconds) 178 179In Self Managed Mode, LSAPI_MAX_PROCESS_TIME controls the maximum 180processing time allowed when processing a request. If a child process 181can not finish processing of a request in the given time period, it 182will be killed by the parent process. This option can help getting rid 183of dead or runaway child process. 184 185 186* LSAPI_PGRP_MAX_IDLE (default value: FOREVER ) 187 188In Self Managed Mode, LSAPI_PGRP_MAX_IDLE controls how long the parent 189process will wait before exiting when there is no child process. 190This option help releasing system resources taken by an idle parent 191process. 192 193 194* LSAPI_PPID_NO_CHECK 195 196By default a LSAPI application check the existence of its parent process 197and exits automatically if the parent process died. This is to reduce 198orphan process when web server is restarted. However, it is desirable 199to disable this feature, such as when a LSAPI process was started 200manually from command line. LSAPI_PPID_NO_CHECK should be set when 201you want to disable the checking of existence of parent process. 202When PHP started by "-b" option, it is disabled automatically. 203 204 205Compatibility with Apache mod_php 206================================= 207 208LSAPI PHP supports PHP configuration overridden via web server configuration 209as well as .htaccess. 210Since 4.0 release "apache_response_headers" function is supported. 211 212 213 214Contact 215======= 216 217For support questions, please post to our free support forum, at: 218 219http://www.litespeedtech.com/forum/ 220 221For bug report, please send bug report to bug [at] litespeedtech.com. 222 223 224 225 226

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Kristi King, wtop.com
WASHINGTON – Fairfax County already is looking ahead 40 years with plans for Tysons Corner, and those plans include what could be a property tax hike of up to 10 percent.
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors voted to create a Tysons Service District that will help pay to create a green, walkable, mass transit-friendly urban center some planners describe as a mini- city.
The actual tax rate will be set in county's new budget that will be hashed out in April. The 10 percent number is based on proposals included in the Tysons Service District plan.
County Supervisor Pat Herrity, R – Springfield, voted against establishing the district. A news release from Herrity's office shortly after the Jan. 8 vote says the following:
"I can't support the tax district because there are better options than burdening our current and future residents and businesses with a 10% tax increase."
Residential properties account for about 17 percent of the new service district. The rest of the properties are commercial. A county spokeswoman tells WTOP the Board of Supervisors can't exempt homeowners, but it will urge the General Assembly to pass a measure to do so.
The tax increases as outlined in the approved Tysons Service District plan would raise $253 million. The county estimates $3.1 billion will be needed over the next 40 years to transform Tysons from a traffic nightmare into a community friendly to walkers, cyclists, bus, rail and cars.
By the end of the year, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority plans to open four Metrorail stations in Tysons Corner along what's been dubbed the "Silver Line," a rail line that will go to Dulles International Airport.
The service district's name of simply "Tysons" seems to be an official declaration of something adopted of late casually. Some believe Tysons "Corner" sounds dated and sleepy considering the transformation coming to the area and that "Tysons" is more befitting what soon will be considered a mini city.
A book on the history of Tysons Corner notes that it was known as Tysons Crossroads in 1868 when Edmund Flagg bought three corners of the crossroads.
"This Was Tysons Corner, Virginia: Facts and Photos" also details how the first Tysons Corner Shopping Center was approved to be built at the intersection of Routes 7 and 123 in 1962.
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Video: Fatal Conyers fire caused by child playing with lighter
Video: Conyers fire press conference
CONYERS, Ga. -- Rockdale County officials said Friday night with "high confidence" that a child playing with a lighter cause the tragic fire Tuesday night that claimed the lives of four children, all younger than 10, in a Conyers duplex.
Dan Morgan, chief of Rockdale County Fire-Rescue said the determination had been made after an interview with the surviving child in the tragedy.
Morgan said they believe surviving 6-year-old boy was the one playing with the lighter. The child is being referred to the state Department of Family and Children's Services for counseling and treatment.
Rockdale County Fire-Rescue spokesman Michael Morris said there were no working smoke detectors in the home -- he said the one smoke detector in the unit was downstairs, but that it did not have a battery in it. He said there was not a smoke detector upstairs.
Eight-month-old Deon Glass, Jr., 3-year-old Armoni Roberts, 7-year-old Dar'Shawn Glass and 9-year-old Ah'Dariya Glass died on the second floor of their duplex on Pinedale Circle. Dar'Shawn would have turned 8 next Saturday.
PHOTOS | Four children killed in Conyers
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The children's brother, who turned 6 on Wednesday, survived with minor injuries after their mother Reeba Glass threw him out a second-story window before jumping herself. She received severe burns and is being treated at Grady Hospital's burn unit in Atlanta. Darnell was treated and released after being transported to Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston.
The children's maternal grandmother, Rosetta Mitchell, escaped injury but was extremely distraught. She was helping comfort her daughter and making funeral arrangements.
RELATED | 911 calls released from deadly fire
Conyers Police Chief Gene Wilson said four of his officers arrived at the family's home within seconds of the fire being reported at 11:05 p.m. Tuesday and tried to put out the blaze with hand-held extinguishers, but the fire was too strong.
Wilson said the bulk of the fire was on the second floor of the home and while it failed to burn through the roof, windows were blown out by the fierce blaze. The upstairs portion of the house was destroyed. The four children who died were found in two upstairs bedrooms.
RELATED | Plan your family's fire evacuation route
Wilson said there had been a fire in the first floor fireplace, but it may not have caused the larger fire. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms took samples from that area of the home to find out if an accelerant was used.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation, and has not yet been determined.
RELATED | How to get a free smoke detector
Ah'Dariya and Dar'Shawn were students at Shoal Creek Elementary School, as is their brother.
A funeral for the children will be held Saturday, Jan. 19 at 11 a.m. at Springfield Baptist Church in Conyers.
A memorial fund has been created for the family. Donations to the Glass Family Memorial Fund, account 1009683226, can be made through Wells Fargo.


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May 31, 2016
At most Mississippi colleges and universities, fewer than half the first-time students graduate within six years.
The University of Mississippi and Mississippi State University are among exceptions to the graduation rates found in the College Scorecards recently released by the U.S. Department of Education.
Antonelli College-Jackson, Millsaps College and Mississippi College also have graduation rates above 50 percent. Mountain College's rate is right at 50 percent.
The Clarion-Ledger reports that some students rack up thousands of dollars in student loan debt without a diploma.
The numbers also have troubling implications for Mississippi's economic outlook. A more educated population typically translates into higher income and more people paying more taxes.
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I don't know how to configure the additional zimbra mta in Redhat 5.
First, I have installed the whole packages of zcs in redhat 5 in computer1. No Error, I can create user to send and to recevied mail. The hostname is mail.inter.com
then, in computer2, I have installed the second zimbra mta in redhat 5. No error.
The hostname is mta-1.inter.com
however, when I login to (https://mail.inter.com:7071) administrative console in computer1. The mail.inter.com is running ok, but the "mta-1.inter.com is not running.
The point is how to configure and make it work ?
I am new to use ZCS, I can't found much information about configuration of additional zimbra mta. I really need help


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BELLAIRE - Shadyside received timely hit after timely hit and ran away from Bellaire for a 8-2 victory at Chase Field.
"We did the same thing in our win against John Marshall (last Saturday)," Tigers' skipper Mike Meintel said. "We didn't get a lot of hits, but we put a few together when we needed them."
On top of the timely hitting, Shadyside (2-1) ran the bases well, committed two errors, and received solid starting and relief pitching.
"We keep preaching to our kids that they have the makings of a good team," Meintel said. "They have to believe in themselves. I thought we played very fundamentally sound and we came out swinging."
Bellaire (2-2) was never able to string together a really big inning as Shadyside Austin Dorris was strong early and southpaw Jared Brooks came on in the fifth to nail down the save.
"We had a couple of opportunities, but we didn't do much with them," Bellaire coach John Patrone said. "They had guys all over the bases and made us pay. You can't give good teams two and three extra outs per inning and you can't give them base runners with free passes."
Leading 1-0 after two innings, Shadyside blew the game open with a three-run third. Chase Kinemond doubled, Cody Hudson reached on an error and Dorris walked to load the bases.
Meintel dug into his bag of tricks and called for the speedy Kinemond to break for home.
The ball skipped away from the Bellaire catcher and Kinemond scored without a play.
Patrone went to his pen and lifted starting pitcher Hunter Westlake in favor of Nathan Steele. He fanned the first batter he saw, but walked Brooks, then plunked Luke Nardo, forcing Hudson home.
Dorris was driven home on a sacrifice fly to left by Cole Crow, making it 4-0. Dorris drove in Kinemond with a base hit in the fourth and Kinemond plated Zak Frizzi in the fifth.
The Big Reds got to Dorris in the fifth. Tyler West singled to start the inning and Abay Horvath drew a walk. West eventually scored on a throwing error and Horvath was driven in by Dalton Conroy.
However, Brooks was able to get out of the inning without further damage.
Shadyside added a pair of insurance runs in the seventh. Kinemond, who was on base in all five of his at-bats, scored on a slicing triple down the right-field line by Hudson.
"Chase and Cody are really swinging the bat well right now," Meintel said. "It's just like football with those two guys leading the way again."
Kinemond, who missed all of last season with a torn ACL, scored three runs, had a double, single and RBI, swiped two bases. Hudson also had a single to go along with his triple.
Dorris, who drove in two runs, earned the victory on the bump. He fanned only one, allowed four hits and he walked one. Plus, he plunked a hitter.
Bellaire's offense was led by Steele's two singles. Junior standout Nick Patrone also had a base hit.


text: In an enchanting position overlooking the Tuscan countryside, with views over the city of Siena and the Monte Amiata, the center of the famous Crete, magnificent Abbey dating back to XI century and tastefully renovated in a spirit of conservation of the structure of architectural and decorative details. The church, the bell tower (reconstructed by recovering the original materials preserved) and the inner loggia, with its magnificent court, make the property unique. The great area of the property (about 2,400 square meters), with the possibility of further extension, the two acres of surrounding land, the quiet location of the structure make the Abbey the best location for different uses.


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Last November we held a Poll on whether we should upgrade to vBulletin 4 or not: http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/forum.php?styleid=17
Since then, we have modified the backend code and remained on vB 3.x although the majority of poll users voted we should Upgrade to vBulletin 4:
- Upgrade to vBulletin 4 - 480 votes - 44.49%
- Stay How We Are - 318 votes - 29.47%
- No Opinion/Preference or Don't Care - 281 votes - 26.04%
With another 5 months passing, we are once again considering moving to vBulletin 4... to put it in the words of another Site Admin I speak with, vBulletin 3 is unfortunately becoming antiquated and most of the vB4 bugs are ironed out.
That said, we are now seeking feedback, input and suggestions from users here on both moving to vBulletin 4 (and more importantly) any changes or additions we can make that would benefit the community and encourage people interact more on the site.
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As long as the friction material is above the line of the circlip, it should work.Is it the correct part for that application?No.The correct part is Part #144461 Clutch Plate Dished.
both the 350 and 500 have the dished plates. memory tells me that the dishes face inward to the center of the clutch.
My "theory" on this is that they are running out of spare parts for the Iron Barrel models, and they don't plan to make more spare parts.So, they are selling off what they have, as best that they can.There are no 'new designs which haven't yet been put into the parts book' coming out for a bike that was discontinued 4 years ago. It has been obvious for a couple of years now, that things are drying up for Iron Barrel spares.
That thought gives me hope about using the 7-plate clutch from the UCE on some Iron Barrel hot-rods.
You mean you don't want to spring for Hitchcocks 550-GBP belt primary and clutch?
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WASHINGTON (WUSA)-- While many people may be rushing back to the malls to return unwanted holiday gifts one piece of merchandise in particular will surely not be seeing its way back on to a store rack anytime soon.
Washington Redskins Quarterback Robert Griffin III's jersey has officially become the most popular jersey of any professional football player since the NFL began keeping track 6 years ago according to a league spokesperson.
Locally stores are having a difficult time keeping enough of the jersey's in stock. The Redskins store at the Montgomery Mall in Bethesda says they recently received a new shipment, but they expect the jersey's will soon fly off the racks and leave them dry.
The RG3 jersey has sold and continues to sell better than that of Broncos QB Peyton Manning, Cowboys star Tony Romo, and even NFL great Brett Favre.


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I am trying to fully understand all the possibilities for parsing appointments returned from the server using GetAppointmentRequest
From all the appointments I have ever seen - I have yet to find one that has "compNum" not equal to zero - and that has more than one element comp[0] in an given invitation (inv[n]) structure.
Is there any circumstance where compNum would be non-zero ?
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About a year and a half
ago, bees showed up in force on the roof of the Port of Portland's LEED
Platinum headquarters building thanks to project development manager and apiary
enthusiast, Greg Sparks. The Port's Annie Linstrom heralded their arrival in a post
on this blog in February 2012. This week, Public Affairs intern, Jayson
Shanafelt provides an update on how the bees are doing.
The Port's LEED Platinum
headquarters building is renowned for its sustainable features. Visitors from
across the globe have toured the building to see and learn about its living
machine and other environmental attributes. What visitors may not realize is
that one year ago, the Port installed a second living machine—a beehive on the
10th floor eco roof, now home to roughly 70,000 honey bees.
Visible from inside the
building, the hive serves as an educational opportunity, allowing employees and
HQ visitors to observe an active bee colony up close. The intent of
establishing this safe haven for the bees was, in part, to increase awareness
of the critical role they play in our everyday lives. Nearly one-third of the
U.S. diet is incumbent on honey bee pollination, yet their populations are on
the decline.
"It is always a
point of interest for tour groups. I feel they come away with a better
appreciation and understanding of how important honey bees are to our food
production," said Greg Sparks, project development manager and the Port's
resident beekeeper. "The main question people want to know is 'How are
they doing?'"
Sparks confesses that
when the hive was installed, he wasn't sure if the height of the building would
be detrimental to foraging worker bees, which at times can travel up to two
miles for food. "It has been a happy discovery. The height doesn't seem to
have deterred them. They are doing quite well, which is a good thing to
The beehive structure is
taller than it used to be. Sparks decided to add an additional box to the hive
after recently observing the colony's health. "They need to have the
room," Sparks said, noting that the bees easily have produced 100 pounds
of honey."
Interest generated from
the hive has even inspired several Port staff to start their own apiaries
(honey bee colonies). "I sense that many Port staff take pride in having
this unique feature at our already impressive building," said Sparks.
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Spring has sprung. When will winter end?
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You can't see Canada across Lake Erie, but you know it's there. It's the same with spring. You have to have faith, especially in Cleveland. —Paul Fleischman
People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring. —Rogers Hornsby
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Lawyers for Arizona death-row inmate Robert Glen Jones Jr. have filed a second appeal with a federal court in an attempt to stop his scheduled execution next week.
Federal public defenders Thursday asked the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for an evidentiary hearing, arguing that prosecutors withheld evidence at Jones' 1998 trial.
Jones' attorneys asked the 9th Circuit last week to remand his case back to a district court. The lawyers say Jones received ineffective counsel at his trial that ended with his conviction on six counts of first-degree murder.
The 44-year-old Jones was sentenced to death for the fatal shootings of six people during two armed robberies in Tucson weeks apart in 1996.
He's scheduled to be executed by injection Wednesday at the state prison in Florence.


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Cuno (Aqua-Pure) SF165 Scale Guard HT (56186-01) 56246-01
Cuno Aqua-Pure� ScaleGard HT provides consistent Recipe Quality Water � with
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sediment reduction, and protection from the harmful effects of scale
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Kennesaw, Georgia – May 12, 2011 – Graves Motorsports welcomes current XDL Champion Bill Dixon to the Graves Motorsports family of extraordinary machines and athletes. Graves Motorsports' heritage lies in the development of elite motorcycle aftermarket parts and accessories and in the running of championship winning race teams; so this unique partnership is an exciting new step into extreme motorcycle riding disciplines for Graves. Expect this new development to bring innovative and fresh content on a regular basis that will be channeled through Graves Motorsports' expanding media networks.
Chuck Graves couldn't be happier about his newest recruit, "Graves Motorsports has always had a strong focus on racing." said Graves "Signing Bill with us brings a new energy for unique motorcycle riding styles and I'm really happy with the excitement it brings. We've done some incredible videos to study Bill's riding characteristics and I have to say he's a really gifted rider. I'd like to welcome Bill onboard and look forward to our future together."
"The dynamics behind this contract signing are extremely personal to me. Bill has been a close friend of mine for a long time. To bring the level of technical support and resources to Bill's riding that we can at Graves Motorsports is going to be a special thing. Bill's riding and personality will be an asset to our company and I can't wait to share what we have in store for everyone!" says Shane McCoy, Media and Technologies Director at Graves.
"Signing a contract with Graves Motorsports has been a long term goal for my program," said Dixon, the newest Graves rider. "I know with support from Graves all my motorcycles will be lighter, faster and out handle all the competition. Watch out for my Graves Yamaha R6 at the next XDL event."
You can follow the developments resulting from this new partnership on Graves Motorsports website networks. These include Facebook, Myspace, Twitter, Graves Motorsports Tech Forum and Youtube – all are accessible from www.Gravesport.com


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|December 29, 2012
|Shop At Home (Beware of thieves)
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We hear "shop at home" often which I hardly ever consider. Allow me to give all who read this some reasons to look locally for services.
For the last couple of days I spent a total of 19 hours sitting in a BRAKE CHECK waiting room in Corpus Christi.
The first located at 5618 SPID. There the "service manager" named Chuck told me that I needed new brake pads and rotors turned. I agreed to the diagnosis and the work was done at a cost of $659.00.
When I got my truck back there was a loud grinding sound and shimmering when I applied the brakes. I immediately returned to BRAKE CHECK where I was told my front hub bearings were going out and the pads needed time to break in. WHAT, I never heard of that but after all these are the experts. I came home to Beeville with the sounds getting worse and the brakes smelling like they were burning.
I took my truck to two local shops one did a test drive and told me no bearings were needed and it seemed like some brake issue but due to work load was not able to get to it until days later.
The second shop I took it to, Alaniz & Perez, test drove and took off the tires. I was told that the problem was brake related and no bearings or hubs needed replacing. I was also told that it looked like the rotors were recently cut and cut wrong but if they worked on anything I probably could not get it corrected by BRAKE CHECK.
I returned to the first Brake Check location where they insisted I needed calipers at a cost of $500 and that mechanics in small towns like Beeville don't know what they are doing. The calipers were replaced and the problem persisted. While waiting for them to look at my truck AGAIN I saw the service manager show an air filter to a lady and told her it was horrible and needed replacing or dirt would get into the engine. The filter was bright white and looked new. The lady said she had had it replaced a few weeks ago but the service manager got the mechanic and they both predicted doom and gloom if the filter was not replaced now.
Now I know what kind of THIEVES BRAKE CHECK people are.
I left the shop and went to the other BRAKE CHECK at 3921 SPID and had them look at my truck without telling they anything. The service manager told me that the rotors were cut wrong and the brake pads needed replacing. I asked the service manager if I really needed new calipers and he said with the mileage on my truck he seriously doubted it. Mind you the pads have just over 200 miles on them. I pulled out the receipts from the other brake check shop and told them to fix the problem and I was not gong to spend any more money. Four and a half hours later and phone calls to the other brake check shop I drove out with my truck operating as it should with new pads.
I called the first shop and told them they were a bunch of thieves and I was filing complaints with the Better Business Bureau and who ever else would listen. The service manager said that don't mean anything but we reached a refund agreement on the calipers.
Consider this Beeville-ians, both local shops I took my truck to knew what the problem was and DID NOT CHARGE to find it. Try doing that in Corpus Christi.


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Convergence of Performance Management and Risk Management - Part 2
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Convergence of Performance Management and Risk Management - Part 2
the increase of the Governance, Risk & Compliance maturity level at many of
my clients I see that clients start to realize the benefits of the integration
of GRC activities in their Performance Management cycle. Therefore a follow up
on my previous article around Risk Management and the convergence with
Performance Management.
Let me share some insights on Risk & Performance Management initiatives that keep clients busy around Europe. The following 4 items came up in the last 3 months.
1. Cost control and process performance improvement give us the opportunity to embed controls in our process. Lessons learned from Six Sigma and Lean can give us guidance here.
2. How do I manage organizational and regulatory change and monitor the impact on business processes, policies and my risk and control framework?
3. Trending topic is emerging risks, am I able to identity risks that are coming to me over time?
4. Integrated Financial and Risk reporting, an excellent example of 'Where Performance Management meets Risk Management'.
Cost control and Process improvements
Implementing and testing controls has become a huge cost for many organizations. That is why some of my clients are now looking for a way to reduce cost by embedding controls in their existing business processes. This goes hand in hand with the global initiative on cost reduction. While optimizing or even re designing core business processes internal controls are being embedded in the process. What I see is that the organizations that involve process owners and process contributors are most successful. This is an initiative that we have seen before in Lean Six Sigma projects. The only way to optimize processes and to reduce waste is to involve the process owners. Instead of increasing regulatory pressure we should seek a solution in this area in my opinion. Business cases around this have proven to be very successful and savings up to millions of Euros per year have been achieved.
Regulatory change
Regulatory changes are a huge concern of many risk, compliance, legal and audit professionals. How can we monitor these changes and how can we understand the impact on our organization? Taking this together with the fact that policy management is changing from a 'must do' once a year to a continuous process tells us that an integrated approach to Governance, Risk & Compliance is necessary to drive performance. I come across clients that have a monthly Performance Report that shows how they derived business objectives from their policies and how they are performing on a compliance level to these objectives. What risks did they identify in this process and how will they respond to these risks? Organizations realize that they need to understand the correlation between processes, policies, regulations, business objectives, risks and controls and how they might impact each other. An integrated GRC view is the only way to face this challenge.
Emerging Risk Modelling
One of the trending topics among customers is Emerging Risks. Can we model risks that we see coming and can we follow up on risks that are getting closer or fading away? Analytical Risk modeling is an answer to this question. This also let you perform risk forecasting with different scenarios. Interesting question is how the increase of a risk exposure in an operating entity will impact my group level exposure? Risk Analytics, derived from the Performance Management area can help us answer these questions. A financial performance management cycle contains the exact same characteristics.
Integrated Financial and Risk performance reporting
Financial and Risk reporting are standard items in today's Annual Reports, Tax statements, Management reports and Regulatory reports. The big question is how do I keep all of this information organized in such a way that I understand the source of the information, the transformation it has gone through, the owner of the information and most important when information changes at the last moment that all information output contains the latest version? No bigger reputational risk than sending out inconsistent information to stakeholders. Some organizations saw their share price drop with 25% due to inconsistent external reporting. One of my clients has implemented a solution that orchestrates all of these information sources with workflow capabilities and even XBRL output. From a risk perspective this is a great mitigation of your reputational risk and an excellent example of 'Where Performance Management meets Risk Management'.
Blog post by Erwin Boeren
Senior Governance, Risk & Compliance specialist IBM Europe
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Risk Reporting and Dashboarding now available on your desktop!
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With the brand-new IBM Cognos Insight you can now connect to your IBM OpenPages environment from your desktop. You always have that moment that you need the information on a report but just a bit different than the standard report provides to you. The solution is here now, IBM Cognos Insight!
Insight is a powerful, intuitive desktop solution, that can read many different data sources from Excel to datawarehouses. Even your real time IBM OpenPages environment!
And it is not only reporting and dashboarding but it also lets you create what if scenarios on the fly! How would my risk exposure be if in one risk category the loss impact increases with 15%? Two clicks and you know the answer! And then you can comment on your report, which gives your colleagues more information on the context the moment you share your workspace.
How easy can risk reporting be???
For more tour on how IBM Cognos Insight please look at : http
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Senior Governance, Risk & Compliance specialist IBM
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Convergence of Governance, Risk & Compliance, Basel II and Solvency II (Track 1014)
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Convergence of Governance, Risk & Compliance, Basel II and Solvency II (Track 1014)
IBM Vision 2012, Tuesday May 16th, 16:45 – 17:45 pm I will be presenting the Convergence
of Governance, Risk & Compliance, Basel II and Solvency II.
In this session I will take you through the most common questions I received from our customers facing Basel II and Solvency II. I will help you understand the challenges from an Operational Risk perspective and speak about how my clients have overcome these challenges.
Convergence, Risk Adoption, Risk Montoring, Loss Registration, Risk Reporting
and Dashboarding and Regulatory Reporting are topics that will be discussed in
this session.
Hope to see you in Orlando next week!
Twitter : #Vision12
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Senior Governance, Risk & Compliance specialist IBM
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IBM Watson found a job as a risk expert!
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IBM Watson found a job as a risk expert!
IBM Watson goes to work in financial services as a risk expert. One of the largest Financial Services institutes and IBM now partner to enhance and simplify the consumer banking experience with faster, more accurate decisions, better risk assessment, and more targeted customer offers.
IBM Watson is transforming expectations for how technology can help individuals live and work in better ways. Its ability to make sense of vast quantities of unstructured information, communicate in natural human language, learn from experience, and offer confidence weighted responses is already a game changer in healthcare. Focusing these capabilities on financial services brings new possibilities for higher service levels to an expanded set of users.
For those who do
not know IBM Watson, Watson is an artificial intelligence computer system
capable of answering questions posed in natural language, developed in IBM's
DeepQA project. As a test of its abilities, Watson competed on the quiz show
Jeopardy!, in the show's only huma
Now what will that bring to our Financial Service clients? Potentially as an assistant to client service professionals to help deliver evidence-based recommendations across multiple areas of the bank, including: credit card; private banking; wealth management; and call centers. Since IBM Watson can think faster than any human being it is able to make cross checks, prevent fraud, determine risk, etc. It is able to analyze data such as client information, online news reports, blogs, Twitter feeds, analyst reports, regulations, credit ratings, and government securities filings which can help to suggest options targeted to a consumers' individual circumstances.
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Senior Governance, Risk & Compliance specialist IBM
How to make the right GRC software selection?
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Governance, Risk and Compliance software selection process
A client of mine recently asked me about what I have seen as the most effective way to run a selection process. Now I know this may seems a conflict of interest, a GRC solution vendor writing on the GRC software selection process and the need for a GRC platform. Still I think I can give you some dos and donts on a GRC software selection process since I have been there many times.
Let's start with the need for a GRC software platform. Why do you need such?
Of course investing in a solution needs a compelling event. Either the cost for risk management and compliance becomes very high, or the process takes too long to be responsive to stakeholders or the 'in control' statement cannot be guaranteed any longer. Also external regulators can advise you to implement software.
Before you start thinking about a GRC platform carefully review the risk and compliance maturity level of your organization and the scope of the problem. This will help you make the judgment between 2 approaches. First approach is what we call 'point solution', second approach is 'enterprise solution'.
The first approach, Point Solution, is best when the compelling event is there but the scope is limited to one area. On a single point of your GRC activities you have a pain that must be resolved in a fairly short term. In this case you can search for specific capabilities with specific knowledge. You can make a selection of vendors that operate in the area where you have the pain and select the partner that understands your area. Of course you might want to consider your ambition on the long term. If your long term ambition is Enterprise wide GRC integration you might still look at enterprise vendors and use the specific area as a 'pilot' for further extension.
The second approach, Enterprise Solution, is best when the compelling event is on the integration of Governance, Risk and Compliance. The term risk and control convergence often comes up here. This approach requires a lot more work than the point solution and may have cultural impact. You might consider a second party to help you go through this project. A second party (consulting firm) can help you in making critical decisions and in reviewing your current (silo based) approach to GRC. They can keep the holistic view for you. Every silo needs to be reviewed and mapped to the enterprise approach. This will not come without discussions and sacrifices!
So the need is there, now how to make your selection?
In the first point solution approach there are just two considerations, short term or long term? In case of the short term do NOT select an enterprise vendor and go for the right point solution. Advantages are lower cost and shorter implementation time. Second consideration, long term, means a selection between enterprise GRC software vendors and consider the first phase as a pilot for the enterprise approach. Still you might want to involve a consulting firm with specific knowledge.
In the second enterprise approach you will go for an enterprise vendor. This is where you want to be careful in setting up your selection. I personally have seen many of these selection processes since I have been in such selections. And this is where I want to give you some guidance to save you a lot of time and money.
First do NOT expect the enterprise vendors to differentiate on functionality. The GRC software market has made an evolution in the last 10 years that have resulted in a fairly high mature software market. So a 'beauty contest' is a waste of money and resources. Outcome will be equal for all vendors and you will be stuck between your user community and the vendors in the process. You might get questions from your management team why you spend so much time and resources without any outcome.
Secondly involve your end users in the selection process early, but do not expect 20 people working in silos to come to one single conclusion. Again you will end up in a long discussion with no outcome. Have a small group of people (3 preferably) to make the selection.
Thirdly make your selection criteria known upfront and make them measurable. Also involve the vendors in the process and be open to them. If you are open and honest you will get transparent, open and honest answers. If you hide, vendors will hide! Criteria should be based on experience in your market, understanding of your organization, size and financial stability, ability to deliver in time and within budget, alignment of implementation approach to your implementation methodology and the cultural fit.
Again this may look preaching to the choir but I hope I just saved you time and money that you can invest in your implementation.
Blog post by Erwin Boeren, Senior Governance, Risk & Compliance specialist IBM
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After parking your vehicle at the river trailhead, you pull out the Redington Torrent Fly Rod & Surge Reel Outfit With Case, gather your fly boxes, pull on your waders and wading boots, and begin the short trek down to the river. Ideal for all angler levels, this versatile fly rod features a smooth, fast action, four-piece configuration and a plethora of quality components. The included zippered cloth hard case help protect the rod and reel in transit. Available in a 4 or 5 weight with a reverse half wells handle or an 8 weight with a full wells and fighting butt, the Torrent supplies versatile action for all water and fisheries.
In case that wasn't enough, Redington equipped this sweet package with a Surge reel for improved performance. A full aluminum frame and spool are combined with a graphite composite drag housing and an industrial strength drag surface which ensures you're ready for the toughest of fish. Its large arbor design provides easier and quicker line retrieval, an you can also easily convert the Surge to right- or left-hand retrieve. An included cloth reel bag helps protect the life of your reel when not in use.
- Versatile setup for all angler levels
- Smooth, fast action
- Four-piece configuration
- 54 and 42 million modulus fibers with premium Toray Graphite
- PacBay chrome snake guides and PacBay Hi alloy ring (hard aluminum oxide)
- 4-5wt models offer carbon fiber reel seat insert and 8wt model has an anodized aluminum reel seat
- Portuguese cork grip
- Conifer green blank with bright green trim and alignment dots
- Zippered cloth hard case
- Handle A (reverse half wells) 9ft 4,5wt
- Handle B (full wells with fighting butt) 9ft 8wt
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Obamalies Not Anomalies Cheat the Middle Class Out of Billions
A recent investigation by NBC into the diversion of federal small business contracts to corporate giants turned up pay dirt. In just a small sample of contracts awarded to small firms in the San Francisco Bay Area, NBC uncovered hundreds of millions of dollars in federal SMALL BUSINESS contracts being awarded to large firms such as IBM, Oracle and Hewlett Packard. The fact that NBC | Read More »


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I'm getting some messages about deferred e-mails from some servers.
I've read everything I could about this and I've reached the conclusion it was a reverse dns problem. So I asked my ISP to set it up. Today reverse dns is working ok Tools but some servers stills reject e-mail from mine.Code:... 450 4.7.1 Client host rejected: cannot find your hostname, [184.108.40.206])
Otro possibility I have read is a mismatch for the resolution of localhost.localdomain and my localhost ip address (127.0.0.1). When I do
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504 E. 12th St., 646-918-7985, East Village, Manhattan
This great little find in the East Village features Sho Boo, a rare female sushi chef, who struck out on her own after stints at the venerable Sushi Yasuda and Jewel Bako. In her native Osaka, she had a restaurant called Mushi Tachi, which translates as "Bugs." To shed light on the name, a sign inside her new space reads: "Just like bugs get together, I wanted to have a place for people." OK! From a galley kitchen smaller than those found in the average Manhattan apartment, she creates sushi tasting menus and à la carte items like edamame with plum salt, sizzling shishito peppers, a savory, brothy melding of kale and maitake mushrooms, and cubes of fried sea bass in a thick, congee-like stew of vegetables and mushrooms. The celery-green space is minimalist, with fewer than 20 seats and just one server who also does the dishes. Boo's homecooking is delicious and modestly priced for the quality, plus there's a decent selection of sake and Japanese beer.


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Glass Water Bottle with Flip Straw - Blue, 16 fl oz
A better way to quench your thirst, this reusable glass water bottle is a great alternative to disposable plastic bottles. The uniquely angled lid features an internal straw and a flip-up valve for easy sipping that lies flush when not in use to help prevent spills. The water bottle's protective, soft-grip silicon sleeve comes in a cool blue color. Both the 50% post-consumer glass bottle and its easily removable translucent sleeve are dishwasher safe. Free of plastic or metal taste, it's great for enjoying iced coffee, iced tea or other cold beverages. Holds up to 16 fl oz of cold beverages only. Do not microwave.
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Review: Tablet-PC hybrids a study in trade-offs
LOS ANGELES Since Windows 8's debut in October, there have been a range of hot-looking devices that try to combine elements of tablets and traditional PCs. These hybrids seem as if they would be great both for relaxing with an e-book and for writing stories when I occasionally need to snap back into work mode.
But trying out three tablet-PC hybrids running Windows 8 has convinced me that the good old laptop still reigns for creating documents quickly and accurately. It's still superior for working at a desk, table, counter, or on your lap. And it has the best possible mix of battery life, processing power and compatibility with legacy software.
Unfortunately, where the hybrids worked well as tablets, they fared poorly as document-creators, or the other way around.
I don't think I'm alone in wanting a be-all, end-all machine that bridges the gap between tablets and PCs. The three hybrid computers that I tried didn't meet my needs. They show promise if you're willing to give up typing speed for something compact, or if you don't mind a heavy tablet that you'll have to look down at in your lap. Just be aware of these constraints before you buy.
- Iconia W510 by Acer Inc. ($750).
The white and metallic Iconia W510 is an instant attention-grabber with its slender profile and detachable screen, which on its own weighs less than an iPad, at 1.27 pounds. In detached mode, small speakers on either side of the screen create a muted, if tinny, stereo sound effect. It's a comfy couch companion when all I want to do is check email and watch Netflix videos.
Unfortunately, the W510's guts didn't match its pleasing exterior. Repeated software updates and spotty Wi-Fi connections led me to put the machine down in frustration at times. I wasn't able to diagnose the Wi-Fi problem fully, but other devices worked fine on my high-speed home network.
Videos played in fits and starts. I needed a half-hour session with a Netflix customer service rep to troubleshoot video issues, which were resolved by uninstalling and reloading two different programs. Xbox Music, which comes with Windows 8, repeatedly failed to go past a single song play when using the service's Smart DJ feature. This problem didn't occur with the other two machines I tested.
As a work tool, the W510 delivers on its promised ultra-long battery life of 18 hours when the keyboard is attached. I never managed to reach the limit in the course of a day when fully charged.
But there were plenty of quirks that detracted from that convenience. It took me several installations of Office, and a call to Microsoft representatives, to figure out that the computer was hiding the Office icons in an obscure part of the tile-based interface. Microsoft said this occurred because I switched my log-in details somewhere in the middle of the process.
After all that, I was able to set up and use the Outlook email program. Changes I made to Word and OneNote documents synced across several devices - one of the benefits of the latest version of Office, which is sold separately.
But I found the W510's keyboard too small to type accurately and quickly, and the touchpad didn't accept two-finger swipe inputs like the other two.
Most importantly, having to troubleshoot all the software issues and not being able to connect to the Internet consistently made the device too frustrating to use.
- Surface Pro by Microsoft Corp. ($899, plus $120 for Touch Cover with keyboard).
The latest device from Microsoft is the epicenter of design Catch-22s.
It uses Intel's i5 processor so it can run a full version of Windows 8 well. But the chip gets hot and requires a fan for cooling. That adds bulk and a vent around the outer edge. All this means the Surface Pro is one-sixth of an inch thicker than the Surface RT, which runs a lightweight version of Windows 8 and can run only software designed for that system.


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Montgomery, Ala. People thinking about running in Alabama's 2014 elections will now have to make a decision two months earlier than they thought.
Alabama's chief election official, Secretary of State Jim Bennett, announced Thursday that qualifying for major party candidates will end Feb. 7 rather than April 4.
Bennett says he reached an agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice to move up the deadline to make sure there is plenty of time for county absentee ballot managers to get ballots to Alabama military and other Alabamians living overseas.
The agreement resulted from a suit the Justice Department filed against Alabama to make sure military members can get absentee ballots and return them in time to be counted.
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Neither Martins Ferry nor Union Local could spend much time dwelling on its respective outcomes last week.
There's just not time for that in the Buckeye 8.
The Purple Riders lost at Harrison Central (34-12) while the Jets played very opportunisticaly en route to snapping their 22-game losing streak by virtue of a 13-12 victory against Edison, and their rewards is a date with one another at the Dave Bruney Football Complex in Martins Ferry on Friday night.
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Martins Ferry's Jack Fitch (10) hauls in a pass last Friday night.
Cisar admitted he spent a little bit more time enjoying the Jets' victory last week than he usually does, but who can blame him?
''It's just a great relief for the kids and the coaches,'' Cisar said. ''We don't have to hear about (the streak) or talk about it anymore. We can get it out of our minds and just move on and focus on playing football.''
The Purple Riders, meanwhile, returned to work earlier this week seeking to rebound from their first setback and veteran coach Dave Bruney didn't need a long look at the film to pinpoint an area where his team needs to improve.
''We have to rush the football better, and I am sure we're capable of that,'' Bruney said. ''This is a fun league with a lot of good teams and we're looking forward to getting back on the field this week.''
Unlike most years under Cisar's watch, the Jets defense is drawing more of the attention than the offense.
''We've played well defensively,'' Cisar noted. ''Actually, our defense has given our offense plenty of chances to score with decent field position, but we've made too many mistakes offensively with either turnovers or penalties. We're going to need our defense to come up big again for us if we're going to have a chance.''
The Purple Riders turned to the air last Friday as junior Eric Flowers assumed the controls on a full-time basis because of an injury suffered by Tyler Strama during a victory at Ridgewood.
''A lot of our passing was an extension of the running game with the shorter throws,'' Bruney said. ''We would like to throw around 20 or 22 passes. We think that would be a good number.''
Flowers has completed 35 of 50 for 450 yards and three scores. His top two targets have been senior standout Cody Schau (28 catches, 450 yards, five touchdowns) and junior tight end Robert Vargo (19-213-td).
''They've got playmakers and great team speed,'' Cisar said. ''Our first thing is we have to stop the run and we've not done that against them in the past. We think they'll try to run the ball right at us.''
On the ground, Brandon Laughman is the Riders' leading rusher with 196 yards and three touchdowns. Marcus Sutton has accumulated 144 yards and scored twice.
''Union Local has had guys step up and play well defensively,'' Bruney pointed out. ''Their defense really led them to that win last week by forcing turnovers. They're playing hard and anytime you do that, you have a chance.''
The Jets offense has struggled to score as evidenced by the fact that it's averaging five points a game.
Union Local quarterback Gavin Porter has completed 46 of 96 passes for 384 yards and a score. He's been picked off five times. Kaleb McDiffit (16-153-td) and Eric Dunfee (8-97) are the top receiving targets.
Dunfee is also the team's leading rusher with 150 yards and a score.
''Martins Ferry's defense is very good up front, at linebacker and their secondary has speed,'' Cisar said.
Kickoff is slated for 7 p.m.


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I'm not a developer, but I wonder if any thought has been given to working with the open source OpenChange project, to enable Zimbra and Outlook to work together without the need for a MAPI connector. I see two benefits of the Zimbra community taking this on:
1. Obviously, a free and open source solution would greatly enhance the value of the Zimbra FOSS edition (and remove the burden of Zimbra having to maintain its own connector for the NE).
2. In general a transparent MAPI clone, with a large "constituency" of users and developers across multiple MTA implementations, seems likely to avoid issues that people have had with MAPI connectors in general. (I know that Zimbra's has worked for us in light testing, but I've also read of problems.)
Yet a search of the forums shows only a couple of incidental mentions of OpenChange. I realize that the Outlook connector is likely one of the drivers of NE sales; nevertheless, it seems Zimbra has been more than welcoming of developments in other areas where people have come up with FOSS alternatives to NE features (such as backup).


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Family Days Out near to Sheringham
Thanks for all the great things to do in Sheringham with kids you keep sending in.
Now we have the easter and summer holidays fast approaching, we're trying to find the best days out and as many fun things to do with kids as possible, especially cheap and free family friendly places to visit this year - theme parks, waterparks and swimming pools, museums, indoor playcentres and softplay for toddlers, petting farms, wildlife parks and zoos, aquariums, horse riding, castles, steam railways, pottery making and ceramic cafes, roller and ice skating rinks, karting tracks, snowdomes, dry and indoor ski slopes, climbing walls, activity centres, outdoor play at the best local parks, ten pin bowling alleys and all the other best family tourist attractions, that you can visit at the weekend.
Also teachers may find the site useful for ideas for the best places to take their classes on school journeys with many historical and educational atractions listed
So, if you've been for great days out with the kids, or a school trip, which isn't shown above, just send in an email and we'll add it on so people visiting on holidays and all the other children in Norfolk can enjoy the great day out as well.
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Columbia, SC (WLTX) -- According to Richland County deputies, 25 year old Jerome Bartley armed himself with a box cutter, went on a crime spree in Richland and Lexington Counties Wednesday morning.
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The driver cut in the neck was transported to an area hospital for treatment of his injuries.
Bartley then crossed back over St. Andrews Road to the Hess gas station, where he allegedly assaulted a woman and stole her Chevrolet pickup.
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Bartley then fled that location, heading back to St. Andrews Road, where he was apprehended, and was transported to the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center.
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The U.S. Department of Defense selected The Institute of Regenerative Medicine at Wake Forest University School of Medicine and its director, Dr. Anthony Atala, to lead the five-year, $75 million second phase of the Armed Forces Institute of Regenerative Medicine project, which develops treatments for battlefield injuries using regenerative medicine. Atala co-led the first phase, which began in 2008 and produced more than 10 clinical studies of potential therapies. The second, which began in January, will develop treatments for soldiers who suffer from severe burns, loss of limbs and injuries to the face, skull and lower abdomen. The project includes more than 30 hospitals, universities and companies.
HIGH POINT — BuzziSpace, a Belgian manufacturer of office furniture, will open its North American headquarters here, investing more than $1.7 million and creating 113 jobs over five years. The company will occupy the 100-year-old former Pickett Cotton Mill. Average annual pay will be $45,000, close to Guilford County's $43,326. It will receive a One North Carolina Fund grant of up to $100,000 if it creates 50 jobs within three years.
LEWISVILLE — Westbend Vineyards and Brewhouse closed to the public March 2. Jack Kroustalis planted the vineyard in the 1970s and opened the winery, one of the state's first, in 1988. His wife, Lillian, who has run the winery since he died in 2006, will continue operations until its inventory is gone. Winemaker Mark Terry and daughter Nicole will sell Westbend's remaining wines at Corks, Caps & Taps, a wine and beer shop they plan to open in downtown Winston-Salem.
WINSTON-SALEM — More than 900 Walmart stores nationwide began selling Krispy Kreme ready-to-drink iced-coffee beverages Feb. 10. The doughnut-maker also entered an agreement with Green Mountain Coffee Roasters to produce K-Cup packs of Krispy Kreme coffees for the Waterbury, Vt.-based company's Keurig coffeemakers. The single-serving packs will be sold through both company websites and at Krispy Kreme shops and other retail stores by year-end.
WINSTON SALEM — John Allison, former chief executive of BB&T, will retire from the board April 29. He plans to spend more time working at the Cato Institute, the Washington, D.C.-based think tank he has been president and CEO of since 2012.


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*ARBC 101 BASIC ARABIC I (5 credits) An outcome-based, interactive approach to basic Modern Standard Arabic and the Levantine colloquial dialect that emphasizes the development of the linguistic and cultural competence needed to communicate with native speakers. Communication skills are developed gradually. Students will master the Arabic alphabet and sound system. Students will be able to talk about themselves, their education and their families, as well as ask basic questions and comprehend simple written texts. This course requires active participation in and outside of class. (D-L)
*ARBC 102 BASIC ARABIC II (5 credits) A continuation of Arabic I. Prerequisite: ARBC 101, placement exam or consent of the instructor. (D-L)
*ARBC 201 INTERMEDIATE ARABIC I (3 credits) An intermediate course in Modern Standard Arabic and the Levantine colloquial dialect. Students continue to develop skills in reading comprehension, speaking, listening, vocabulary and grammar. Materials include written Arabic, audiovisual instruments, planned and unplanned conversations, and activities that cover daily life situations, songs and cultural issues. Prerequisite: Arabic 102, placement exam or consent of the instructor. (D-L)
ARBC 202 INTERMEDIATE ARABIC II (3 credits) A continuation of Intermediate Arabic I. Prerequisite: ARBC 201, placement exam or consent of the instructor.
ARBC 301 ADVANCED ARABIC I (3 credits) This is an advanced course in Arabic language and culture. Students continue to develop skills in reading, speaking, listening and writing. This course may be developed around a theme or a topic of a region of the Arabic-speaking world. Prerequisites: ARBC 202, placement exam or consent of the instructor.
ARBC 302 ADVANCED ARABIC II (3 credits) A continuation of Advanced Arabic I. Prerequisite: ARBC 301, placement exam or consent of the instructor.
*ARBC 348 SOCIOLINGUISTICS (3 credits)Designed to help students interested in language learn how Arabic language functions in a social context. Topics include language and cultural meaning, connections between language variation and geographical/ethnic backgrounds, social class and social networks, age and gender, forms of address and politeness, non-verbal communication, language for social change, and language education and policy. (D-I) (AY)
ARBC 407 TRANSLATION: THEORY AND PRACTICE (3 credits) Studies several theoretical approaches and addresses a variety of issues. In addition to readings, discussion and research on particular aspects of translation, students design and carry out individual and group translation projects. Prerequisite: Advanced level reading skills or consent of the instructor. (AY)
ARBC 427 TOPICS IN COMPARATIVE LITERATURES (4 credits)Develops students' appreciation of texts from various countries or regions. Students may be asked to read texts in translation or in the original language. Prerequisites: Vary according to theme.
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Troubleshoot yes, (impossible with an Iron?) But just what are you going to "fix"if you have an engine problem out on a ride? You can read your check engine codes, and still be as helpless as a puppy without parts. You can add "Its smaller so it's easier to push " to that list. Just kidding, I know it will never break down.
Oh it was waaay out of warranty
IF in the unlikely event the break down were EFI you could know exactly what to to have FedEx'd overnight. A fuse, a clutch cable, an inner tube and a master link are about the only spares you might need to carry when riding a UCE machine on a long haul.
And not to mention, If I remember correctly, 2 or 3 of the EFI sensors could fail on your bike, and it will still run enough to get you home. Can't beat that ! I also have the E start only C-5, never a problem for me.
And if the third one failed you deep in the jungles of the amazon,,, I'll bet you could slap a carb on it.In India the UCE 350 is carburated.
What is a carb? Is it something my C5 needs to get energy?
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Photos: Herzog to the Hall
Congratulations to Whitey Herzog, who will be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame today. Herzog led the Royals to three consecutive division crowns from 1976-78 and is the franchise leader with 410 wins as a manager. Whitey's KC connection began as a player, first in the minors with the Kansas City Blues in 1952, then again in the Majors with the Kansas City A's from 1958-60.
Coverage of today's ceremony runs from 12:30 to 4:00 p.m. Central on MLB Network. We'll have our DVR up and running so we can catch the Royals game (12:05 in New York) and Whitey's speech.


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Board seeks answers about cycling event
The UCI World Road Cycling Championships will take place in the Richmond region three years from this week, but Henrico County officials need more information before formally committing to climb aboard for the ride.
Officials from Richmond 2015 – the nonprofit organization that will host the nine-day international event – asked Henrico's Board of Supervisors during a Sept. 11 work session to contribute a total of $1.4 million to the championships during the next three years. But supervisors and County Manager Virgil Hazelett, while pledging support for the event in general terms, bristled at the request because it lacked the specifics they were expecting.
"It is clear to me that we do not have sufficient information," Hazelett said. "My main concern is the cost. I don't have a comfort level yet in what's going to happen."
Richmond 2015 has established a budget of $21.4 million, its CEO, William Flohr, told the board. The City of Richmond has committed a $2 million contribution, he said, and presentations to officials in Hanover and Chesterfield counties followed the visit to Henrico. The organization arrived at its $1.4 million request of Henrico by following the regional funding format that was used for the Greater Richmond Convention Center, to which Richmond contributed 50 percent, Henrico 35 percent, Chesterfield 13 percent and Hanover 2 percent.
Board 'disappointed' in approach
But it was clear during last week's work session that at least some county officials felt slighted by the organization's decision to approach them now to assist with an event that may have quickly outgrown its original scope – and by the implication among some in the public that the county was not being a regional partner.
During a steady and pointed line of questioning, Brookland District Supervisor and board chairman Dick Glover expressed as much, suggesting that Richmond 2015 officials had dropped the ball by waiting more than 18 months to meet with the full Henrico board.
He implied that if the organization had involved Henrico from the beginning (in late 2010), the county would have felt more like a true partner and less like a bank account.
"I am very disappointed that this is almost two years after [the process began] that the Board of Supervisors of Henrico County has been approached," Glover said. "I feel like you've left us out of the picture, and now you're coming to us with not enough information."
Varina District Supervisor Tyrone Nelson was similarly unimpressed.
"You came to us and gave us nothing today," Nelson told the organization's contingent. "I think it's a healthy promotion for our region, but you're asking us to spend a million and a half dollars that are not in our budget. We each have capital improvement projects [awaiting funding] in our districts, and I've got people in my district ready to shoot me because we don't have a new school yet."
Nelson also suggested that if the county were to donate the requested $1.4 million, it should receive more than just one of the 12 races scheduled for the nine-day event – particularly if Richmond's $2 million donation is enough to earn it nine races. (Hanover and Chesterfield also would receive one race each by contributing to the event, Richmond 2015 organizers said.)
Flohr, who joined Richmond 2015 in April, conceded that the organization might have done some things differently before his arrival, in retrospect.
"It perhaps should have been a regional effort," he said, "and we're trying to make it into a regional effort now."
Economic impact debated
Henrico stands to realize a $42 million economic benefit from the event, Flohr said; some 450,000 spectators are expected to attend the races. Flohr told the board that Henrico would receive an additional $832,000 in hotel and lodging taxes during the nine-day period, but Hazelett questioned his math, saying that the county typically receives about that much during the month of September, when the occupancy rate is about 60 percent.
"We can't double that [amount] in nine days with only 40 percent vacancy available," Hazelett said.
The race proposed for Henrico is the initial time trial for men and women, which might begin in Short Pump and travel east to its conclusion in the city. That race would be televised live on a national network, Flohr said. But though Henrico would receive commercials during the broadcast and the opportunity for other exposure, Flohr could provide no specific details. The organization must purchase TV time from a network and has not yet completed the negotiation process, he said.
Tuckahoe District Supervisor Pat O'Bannon told Flohr that the board would need to see a specific list of the benefits it would receive for a $1.4 million donation before determining how to proceed.
Hazelett expressed serious concerns about the costs associated with heavy police and security needed to protect the 1,000 cyclists – some of whom will represent nations with volatile political climates – as well as spectators and citizens.
Those costs, combined with shutting down more than 60 intersections for the race, could total nearly $500,000, Hazelett said – money that he said should be deducted from any donation Henrico makes.
To date, Richmond 2015 has financial commitments from five corporate partners totaling more than $2 million, but Flohr declined to name those companies. He promised Hazelett and the board that he would have specific details and answers to their questions by the first week of October, however.
The UCI event, which began in 1927 and has been held annually since (except for a seven-year period during World War II), will be held in The Netherlands this year, Italy next year and Spain in 2014. The United States has hosted it only once, in Colorado Springs in 1986.
The Pemberton at University Park to host 'Wall of Honor' ceremony June 9
The Pemberton at University Park senior community will host a dedication ceremony for its Veterans Wall of Honor June 9 at 10:30 a.m. The ceremony will honor residents who have served in the military.
Deep Run High School Cadets will provide a color guard for the event.
Community members have taken photos of residents in uniform, as well as residents with pictures of their military units from their days of service that will be on display the day of the event. > Read more.
19th Annual Asian American Celebration planned May 21
Citizen Staff Reports 05/16/2016
The Asian American Society of Central Virginia will hold its 19th Annual Asian American Celebration on Saturday, May 21 at the Greater Richmond Convention Center, 403 N. 3rd St. in Richmond, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Admission is free.
The theme for this year's celebration will be "Our Heritage," in recognition of May as the Asian Pacific American Heritage month, designated by the U.S. Congress in 1992. > Read more.
The theme for this year's celebration will be "Our Heritage," in recognition of May as the Asian Pacific American Heritage month, designated by the U.S. Congress in 1992. > Read more.
Cultural Arts Center announces 2016-17 schedules
Returning favorites, new acts and new dining options highlight the 2016-17 Center Season and 2nd Stage schedules at The Cultural Arts Center at Glen Allen.
CACGA's Center Season performance series will return Sept. 10 with Capitol Steps (pictured), an audience favorite that brings a unique blend of music and political comedy to the Sara Belle November Stage. The Acrobats of Cirque-tacular will perform Oct. 22, showcasing their troupe of aerialists, acrobats and contortionists. > Read more.
Local physicians to collect used sports equipment throughout June
DRPT to host public meeting in Henrico about future of transit
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