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Politics & protest
Bidding for, and hosting, global and regional-level sporting events requires huge political capital as well as economic resources. Why do national governments and governing bodies place such importance on hosting events and what do they hope to gain from them? Does the rhetoric match the reality? What happens when other interests and campaigns organisations choose to use the occasion of a 'mega-event' to push forward their own agenda? And what of the players themselves? Whatever you think of the saying that 'sport and politics should not mix', it would be hard to disagree that, at an international level, the two are often tightly bound.
A summary of the issues with an outline of how to approach the subject using the British Library's extensive collections of books, journals and other material.
Olympic values and their dissemination in China 1978-2008
How is Olympism interpreted in China in the wake of the Beijing Games? Professor Ruotao Huang of the University of Physical Education & Sports in Beijing discusses the Chinese view of Olympic values, and how its media has communicated the message.
International Olympic Committee
An event as complex as the Olympic Games is achieved through collaboration between a large range of international, regional and national sports associations. The relationship between these organisations can be complex, and has a long history. This guide to the International Olympic Committee details its interactions with other sporting bodies.
Rings of rhetoric? Examining the political mobilization of the 1988 Olympic Games
Can sport and politics exist independently in the modern world? Amanda Cabral, a student researcher mentored by Dr Lara Killick from the University of the Pacific, discusses the effects on South Korea of the hosting of the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul.
The Olympic Truce
For Pierre de Coubertin the harnessing of the vigour and vitality of youth to peaceful pursuits was of immense significance, and made up a large part of his justification for holding an international sporting event. Jerry Jenkins, the British Library's international organisations curator looks at how the Games can play their part in improving international harmony through the concept of the Olympic truce.
The International Paralympic Committee and the regulatory bodies of disability sport
The IPC, and the regulatory bodies for disability sport have developed over the last sixty years out of a number of pioneering organisations. Andrea Cunsolo traces their history.
Sport, politics & the 1956 Melbourne Games
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'The bloody Olympics down under' - Kendra Consiglio
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On Wednesday, May 28, the public is invited to a "first look" discussion and presentation by Houston-Galveston Area Council staff on The 2040 Regional Transportation Plan (RTP), a document that identifies the area's transportation needs, goals and policies over the next 25 years.
Transportation planners, engineers, elected officials and the public have been working on the new plan for quite some time to help identify transportation facilities and services needed to support the region's anticipated growth using available resources.
According to an announcement from Houston Tomorrow, "The RTP sets the framework for a balanced and forward thinking system with the identification of major investment strategies supporting roadway improvements, mass transit, bicycle and pedestrian facilities."
The meeting is free to the public as part of Houston Tomorrow's regular Livable Houston Initiative meeting series that take place on the fourth Wednesday of every month. The May 28 meeting will be held at the H-GAC Building, 3555 Timmons Lane, Houston, 2nd Floor, Room C, from noon to 1:30 p.m. Attendees may bring a lunch and are encouraged to RSVP to email@example.com.


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There are many recipes out there for some kind of stuffed cabbage and I decided to make these Sausage Stuffed Bok Choy Rolls. I was in the mood for some Chinese flavor and this is my creation for stuffed bok choy.
There are many varieties of Bok choy, also known as Chinese cabbage, and should be available in your market. Any variety should be just fine for my recipe below and if you like, use the more common head of cabbage. If you're curious about some of the varieties, you can see some really nice pictures at evergreenseeds.com.
I used a sweet sausage, but if you like a little more heat, you can use hot sausage. Because I didn't plan ahead to ask my butcher for uncased sausage, I just split open the casing and put the meat into a bowl. It's very simple to do.
Don't forget to add water chestnuts to your grocery list. These sausage stuffed bok chow rolls just wouldn't be the same without the extra crunch.
These are really pretty simple so don't be afraid to try them. Once the chopping was done it was easy to roll them up and put them in my bamboo steamer. If you don't have a bamboo steamer, just use your vegetable steamer.
Sausage Stuffed Bok Choy Rolls | Recipe
(Serves 4-6)
Ingredients for sausage stuffed bok choy rolls:
1 head of bok choy
1-1/2 lbs. sweet sausage
1 egg
1 tsp. fresh grated ginger
2 T. soy sauce
2 T. Thai red curry sauce
1 tsp. red pepper flakes (optional)
2 T. chopped parsley
3-4 green onions, chopped
4 oz. mushrooms, chopped
1 can (8 oz.) water chestnuts, chopped
1 c. chopped bok choy (I used the smaller leaves)
Cut about 1″ of the root part off your head of bok choy and rinse thoroughly all the leaves.
Using a pot large enough to put your steamer in and cover with a lid, add at least 1″ of water. You do not want your steamer submerged in the water, but you also do not want to boil off all the water while steaming either.
Take about 8 of the largest leaves and put them in your steamer basket and cover with a lid. Bring the water to a simmer (or a very low boil) for about 10 minutes.
Carefully remove the cabbage leaves from the steamer and set aside to cool.
If you have sausage with a casing, cut casing and put loose sausage in a large bowl.
Add to sausage, the egg, soy sauce, Thai red curry sauce, parsley, grated ginger, and red pepper flakes. Mix thoroughly.
Add parsley, green onions, mushrooms, water chestnuts and chopped cabbage. Mix thoroughly.
OK, now you're ready to put together these sausage stuffed bok choy rolls. Lay the previously steamed and cooled leaves of cabbage in your hand and spoon about 2 T. (more or less depending on the size of the leaf) of sausage mixture in center of leaf. Fold up both sides around the sausage.
Then, fold down the top to cover the sausage as far as the leaf will reach.
Next, fold up the bottom, thicker section, of the leaf and you should have a nice little package. You can press and form the shape of the sausage mixture anyway you need to so it will be fully encased in the cabbage.
Place the sausage stuffed bok choy rolls thick side down in your steamer.
Again, please make sure you have sufficient water to steam for 30-40 minutes without submerging the cabbage rolls in water. You may want to check half way through the cooking time and add more water.
I had more sausage stuffing than leaves of steamed cabbage and decided to make a few sausage balls and steamed them on top of the cabbage rolls. They steamed up really nice.
Bring water to a simmer or low boil and steam for 30-40 minutes. Serve with soy sauce or my sauce recipe below. You can also serve over rice to make a more filling meal.
NOTE: This recipe should be gluten free as long as your soy sauce and Thai red curry sauce are gluten free.
Sauce Recipe | for Sausage Stuffed Bok Choy Rolls
Ingredients for dipping sauce:
1/2 c. soy sauce
2 T. Thai red curry sauce
1 clove garlic
1″ of ginger root
1/2 tsp. sriracha sauce (optional)
2 tsp. honey or agave
1/2 c. water
1 T. cornstarch
In a small sauce pan, add all ingredients except water and cornstarch. I used my garlic press for the garlic and ginger.
In a small cup, mix water with cornstarch and stir to remove any lumps. Add to sauce pan with other ingredients.
Heat to a low boil for about 5 minutes or until cornstarch has thickened the sauce.
Serve over the sausage stuffed bok choy rolls and you're ready for dinner.
What are some ways you use cabbage?
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"The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" star Lisa Vanderpump has been a big lover of animals, as she has been walking around with her dog on her arm for years. She also has several other animals that are living in her home. And if that isn't enough, Lisa will gladly stop to help other animals in need. According to a new Wetpaint Entertainment report published on Jan. 14, "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" star Lisa Vanderpump is now revealing that she is very upset after a cat died yesterday.
"Ok I am completely traumatized I have picked up a cat half dead in the road that someone has run over,he is in emergency surgery, grey white," Lisa revealed after stopping to help the poor animal. "On tower rd…left for dead. please rt! I am at vet," she added. Then her Twitter account went silent for a couple of hours and people were wondering what had happened.
Apparently, Lisa stopped in the middle of the road to pick up the cat and brought it to the vet. She was very upset that someone had hit the cat and left it to die on the road. After a few hours, she gave an update. "He didn't make it,they put him to sleep, brain damage and lost an eye, difficult to watch, thank you to VCA, & the vet who cried as much as me," Lisa revealed. "And screw you to the person that hit him and didn't stop...shame on you."
If the driver had stopped when the cat was hit, it is possible that it would have survived. One has to wonder how long the cat had been laying in the street before Lisa came around and picked it up. And it is no wonder that she is upset about this unnecessary death.
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You know those annoying people who always complain about the weather in a grass-is-greener type of way? Here they are: "Wahhh. We wish it was fall so we could make pumpkin bread. It's fall now? Wahhh, no snow yet. We want to go skiiing so bad! Snow on the ground? Wahhh, we're cold and we miss our cute dresses, and no, we don't think they could work with tights and a cable knit cardigan." Those people are us. We're cold, we're sick of fuzzy socks and corduroy, and we want this Zig Zag Maxi ($42), and we want to wear it right now. Wahhh.
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I fixed it! – iMac CD Drive doesn't work.
I'm going to start a small series on fixing things. With three boys around the house, I'm pretty much always fixing something, and I hope that my adventures might be helpful to others.
Recently my iMac stopped reading optical disks. It acted like there was a disk in the drive, but the drive wasn't spinning up and I couldn't eject it. I tried all of the suggested options short of holding it sideways and shaking it. I tried the following:
1. Press the eject button (Duh!)
2. Hold down the mouse button while rebooting.
3. Reset the Pram (http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1379)
4. Reset the SMC (http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964)
5. Use Disk Utility, select the CD drive and click Eject.
None of these worked, and finally, I found a solution. From a terminal session, execute the following:
drutil eject
It worked and I'm happily burning disks again! Hopefully this will help you too!


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Use beautiful in a sentence
- My wife was young, beautiful, loving, and oh, so divinely good and blameless and gentle! [5]
- She was haggard, yet beautiful in a wan way. [11]
- She broke off, wringing her hands and staring into space, the ghost of the beautiful figure that had left the Opera House with shining eyes. [11]
- They did the work better; a warrior has a soft place in his heart for a beautiful woman. [11]
- Her sunny drawing-room, with its gathered silk curtains, was especially beautiful; whatever the Leffingwells or Allisons may have lacked, it was not taste. [9]
- Once in a while a tall princely-looking man, with a beautiful young woman and a train of courtiers and servants, came to inspect the building. [10]
- A riotous party were toping and reveling in the beautiful garden of the impluvium round a fire which they had lighted on the velvet turf. [10]
- How beautiful she was! [5]
- And this spring was the most beautiful and remarkable known to the upland riders of southern Utah. [13]
- In this room was the body of Countess Aurora von Konigsmark, famed as the most beautiful woman of her time. [10]
- To Ingolby she was as beautiful as a human being could be as she lay with white face upturned, the paddle still in her hand. [11]
- Everybody said it was a real beautiful oath, and asked Tom if he got it out of his own head. [5]
- Presently a large vessel, with new sails, beautiful white hull, and gracious form, came slowly round a point. [11]
- Those are beautiful verses, and they have remained in my memory all my life. [5]
- This diversity of turbans made a beautiful effect. [5]
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I have some troubles proving soundness for $\forall$ Introduction. Let $T_1,...,T_n\vdash Q$. $\forall$ Intro gives that $T_1,...,T_n\vdash \forall x Q[x/t]$. Here, t is a constant symbol that does not occur in ${T_1,...,T_n}$, x is a variable which does not occur in Q.
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Woodward, Oklahoma was the site of the K-101 Classic Bowl girls basketball games on Tuesday. Liberal head coach Shane Stout was named Coach of the Year after leading the Lady Skins to a 21-2 season. He then coached the White team to a 67-62 win over the Red team. Beaver's Cami Gabel scored five in the win. Forgan's Brett Trippet coached in the second game in which the White team beat the Red team 82-76. Forgan's Kalli Ritterbush scored 10 in the win while Beaver's Sarayah Oyler dropped in seven for the White team. Sarayah's sister Mariah Oyler scored four for the Red and Turpin's Amanda Becker scored four. Liberal's Hannah Rotolo and Kiara Cohens were both invited to the event but didn't play due to injury. The boys basketball game is Thursday and the football game is Saturday.
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Are you stressed out, tensed out or bummed out? Well, then you might want to recharge your batteries and adjust your attitude if you want to land Mr. Right. Men love the happy, busy, light and breezy woman! The stressed out, angry or bitter woman does NOT do so well with men.
You might be asking, is it easy to be happy, serene and light and breezy? For some women, it comes natural. For others, they have to work at it! But the results do follow... and they are great! Not only are you happier with yourself, you're able to handle stress better AND you are more attractive to your man.
Keep these pointers in mind if you're dating a guy or even married:
-If your man has worked hard to get you, then reward him by being easy to be with. That means you are not so controlling or hard to please. Cut him some slack! If you doesn't take you to that five star restaurant for your birthday, but instead to your favorite Mexican spot, then just enjoy it! Express your appreciation. Next time you'll go to the five star restaurant.
-Learn to control your emotions. Too many angry outbursts can cause a break in the relationship. If you're hot headed or often angry, consider taking an anger management course. If you want to improve your reactions to your partner's behavior, put some space before reacting. Take a few slow breaths. Go for a quick brisk walk or use the bathroom for a few minutes to deep breath and collect your thoughts. Avoid name calling and yelling. Come at your partner with respect. Tell him how his behavior made you feel. Ask him what he meant when he did x, said y. Keep it brief!!! (Men do not like women who go on and on about anything). Sometimes we assume things, and our assumptions can be false and get us into trouble! Express yourself succinctly, avoid too much emotion (men listen to you better that way), and resolve the situation amicably. If you can't, then consider taking a longer breather to think about things, and talk about it at a later time. This way you'll be calmer, too!
-Choose your battles carefully. Learn to let things go. Not every little thing deserves an argument! When we learn to let things go (especially the little things), we feel much better and lighter. Carrying a heavy load of grievances or ill feelings towards others can affect our immunity, our mood and our energy! If something is upsetting you, surrender it to your Higher Power, then either take appropriate action to remedy the situation (sometimes that simply involves telling the other person how you feel respectfully) or LETTING IT GO.
-Learn to communicate respectfully and be patient. Again, your words are powerful. They can cause great pain or they can cause positive change. Choose your words carefully. Be patient. Things cannot and will not change over night. They require time, effort and consistency. Stay positive and keep going!
-Appreciate your man. Reward him for the small stuff so he'll want to do even more for you. He takes out the garbage, "Thanks honey, I appreciate it!" He buys you groceries, "Oh, great, I really needed milk! Thank you so much!" He takes you to a movie, "That movie was great. Really made my day." Limit your negative comments (esp in the beg 3-6 months of dating, but even while married) and focus on the positive. Remember, what you focus on tends to show up in your life. If you want MORE of what a man is doing, reward him by giving him appreciation. If you don't want more of what he is doing, ignore him. Punish him with your absence. Let his inappropriate comments fall flat.
-Bring out your child like joy. Be happy and fun to be around. Be light and breezy. Stay away from nagging and yelling and giving 20 minute sermons! Keep it short and sweet.
-Do whatever you need to do to get to a place of being happy and serene: exercise, take walks, write in a journal, talk to your friend or therapist, meditate, eat lots of fruits and veggies, join a support group or a running, knitting or bike riding group, etc.
-Meditation helps you become more aware, conscious and present. Without those three things, change is extremely difficult. Consider meditating with Holosync. (For more information on the life changing benefits of meditating check out my article "Meditate Your Way To A Fabulous Life")
-ENJOY life! Don't be so serious. Don't take things too personally. Remember you only have one life to live. Make it count!
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An interesting new study out of Turkey in BMC ID reports what factors most influenced HCW uptake of 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccine. In a two hospital survey of HCW, where the vaccination rate was only 12.7%, the factors that were associated with poor influenza vaccine uptake included the vaccine's perceived side effects, disbelief in the vaccine's protectiveness, negative news about the vaccine and the perceived negative attitude of the Prime Minister to the vaccine. Thus, our leaders can have a big impact on our public health response. Perhaps this is something we should take into account when we vote this fall.
Lankford et al, EID, February 2003
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In the past year and a half Gaskin has converted more than 30 doorways into radiant tropical isles, shimmering lakes and rain forests. Incredibly, not one of them has been defaced by graffiti. He paints on Sundays and early weekday mornings before the stores open, using specially blended acrylics and handmade brushes. It takes 12 to 48 hours to transform the front of a record shop, boutique or jewelry store. The cost is $350 upward, depending on how complicated the subject is.
"Until Franco came along," marvels one shopkeeper, "125th Street looked like a battleground. Now it's an alfresco art gallery." "Somebody's got to care for Harlem," reasons Franco. "Slowly but surely its image is changing to something more positive."
Much of Gaskin's work recalls his native Panama, where his father was a U.S. Marine and his mother a dressmaker. As a boy, Gaskin dubbed himself "Franco the Great" to promote a magic act. At 16, he apprenticed to two artists in Panama, the Bruce brothers, and the next year he was painting billboards, posters and murals for $1.50 a week. He had no other training. "Public reaction was my art school," he contends. Gaskin moved to New York 22 years ago and subsisted by painting murals for restaurants and bars and selling what art he could. At the time he saw himself "on a big scale, not in terms of money, but in terms of opportunity."
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First Film Festival Opens this Weekend
This weekend will house the inaugural Sterling College Festival of Film will showcase films produced by communication majors at Sterling College.
On Friday, April 13 at 7:00 p.m., the initial screening of all the films entered into the festival took place in Culbertson Auditorium on the Sterling College campus. Viewers have a second opportunity to watch the films and interact with the filmmakers on Sunday, April 15 at 2:00 p.m. in Cooper Hall. The winners of the festival will be announced at the end of the second night. Several awards will be given, including best actor, best actress and best documentary.
There are 15 works officially entered in the contest and the average length of the short films is seven minutes.
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Not that Poyry or Ofgem have any incentive, but it was notable that even though the Ofgem seminar last week was happy to present evidence saying shale would have minimal influence on Europe based on an eight month old report, during a discussion of further developments Poyry thought that the two day old Exxon shale gas "failure" was so compelling that they wanted to share the good news with the audience at once.
Further news from Poland today, that shows that plenty of people in Poland are alive, well, drilling and thriving. Marathon announced eight wells earlier this week and ExxonMobil confirmed they still are going ahead with 6 more. And:
John Buggenhagen, the Warsaw-based exploration director for San Leon energy, said that while other former Soviet-bloc nations such as the Czech Republic, Hungary and Ukraine are exploring similar developments, it is Poland that offers the most promise.
"Look at the history of Poland," Buggenhagen told a recent shale gas conference in Warsaw. "We are only 23 years from the fall of communism and we are in an energy rush with a country that has been reliant on coal and on supplies from the east."
At Chevron's site outside Lesniowice, head of drilling Tim Nowak and his crew are doing all they can to make that happen. The site is a hive of activity with trucks owned by Halliburton parked in the lot, and drill parts and pipe casings strewn across the ground. The low rumble of the drill drones on in the background.
Nowak acknowledges the challenges of creating an industry from the ground up. But as he guides a tour around the first of Chevron's five exploratory wells in Poland, he remains positive. "Right now Poland is an exciting place to be," he said.
But what about the Poyry/Ofgem view of shale gas so problematic and environmentally constrained that it will be too expensive? Poyry and Ofgem have strong supporters of that view within government. The Russian government:
"Oh, we're so thrilled that they are starting to produce shale gas!" Sergei Komlev, head of contract structuring at Russia's state-controlled Gazprom told Reuters last week. "Look, we do not believe in this myth of shale gas, that it is cheap gas. It is not true."
A Poland awash in gas could mean dwindling revenues and further loss of influence in a region Moscow once controlled with an iron fist. Are Russian officials too dismissive of the threat?
Moscow, some diplomats and oil analysts say, believes that Poland's weak infrastructure, among other problems, will slow the country's ability to exploit its gas.
"They are aware of the dangers," one Western diplomat said. "But they really don't believe shale will happen in Europe."
That could be why Gazprom felt confident enough to cut supply to Europe during the recent cold snap.
Back in the old days, the US government was convinced parts of the UK government were riddled with secret Soviet sympathizers. In the new days, Russian influence is a bit more blatant.


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Caramel Pudding
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4 cups milk, whole or 2% (no, I haven't tried skim, if you do, let us know how it goes)
6 tablespoons cornstarch
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup sugar
In a small bowl, whisk 1/2 cup of the milk with the cornstarch, vanilla and salt until smooth. Set aside. In a large saucepan, combine the sugar with 6 tablespoons of water and bring to a boil. Cook over moderately high heat, undisturbed, until a deep amber caramel forms, about 8 minutes. Be patient but watch the stove like a hawk as caramel changes color quickly, and only burns when you think you are safe leave the room for a second. Remove from the heat. Very gradually whisk in the remaining 3 1/2 cups of milk. (This is another great place for your whisk for the corners.) As you begin whisking it in, the caramel will get very dark, and likely make you nervous that you've burnt it. Fear not; that there is your flavor base.
Return the pot to the stove and whisk over moderate heat until the caramel has dissolved again. Once again, watch this closely as the milk will foam up quickly as it comes to a simmer. Simmer over moderately low heat until the mixture thickens slightly and deepens in color, about 10 minutes.
Gradually whisk the cornstarch mixture into the caramel. Cook again over moderate heat, stirring, until the pudding thickens, about one minute. If you're not lazy like me, strain the pudding fine strainer set over a large measuring cup; if you are, you can skip this and nothing terrible will happen. Scrape the pudding into eight 1/2-cup ramekins and refrigerate until chilled and set, about 2 hours.
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Juan Pablo and Nikki Ferrell will be on Couples Therapy. According to People Magazine, the couple is still going strong even though it sounds like they might be having problems. While Juan Pablo and Nikki really didn't want anything to do with ABC and The Bachelor franchise after the show, they evidently did want to hang on to fame in some way... and they might as well kill two birds with one stone. What couple can't use some "free" therapy?
Juan Pablo and Nikki aren't engaged -- it's unknown if JP has even told Nikki that he loves her yet -- but they seem to have needed to go to therapy for one reason or another -- maybe even just for the money (those couples do get paid, right?).
Juan Pablo may be great on Couples Therapy, if he really works at opening up and being honest. Obviously if you watched The Bachelor, you know that he can be a little difficult. He and Nikki, however, seem to have something really special, and if they are on the show because they really want to make their relationship work, that's great. No one can knock them for trying. Heck, most people are surprised the two are even still together.
Will you tune in to Couples Therapy to watch Juan Pablo and Nikki?


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Fields led the Bruins to a 96-89 home win over Cal Poly on Dec. 28, UCLA's only game of the week. She scored a career-high 36 points on a prolific shooting night while making a career-high five three-pointers. She also added a game-high five steals to go with one assist in the game. She shot 72.2 percent from the field, 71.4 percent from long range and made 100 percent of her free throws (5-for-5) against Cal Poly. Her 36 points were the most by a Bruin since 2005 and is tied for the 11th-highest single-game performance in UCLA history. It is also tied for the third-best single-game total in the Conference this season
This is Fields' second UCLA/Muscle Milk Student-Athlete of the Week honor of the season and of her career.


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AKI-GITTAGIM-MAGOON (Lands and Resources)
The Lands and Resources Department was established within the Union of Ontario Indians in the spring of 2007. Currently, there are five (5) program areas with staffing capabilities. These include: Anishinabek/Ontario Resource Management Council, Water Resources, Minerals and Mining, Trapping, and Canada Ontario Resource Development Agreement. In 2009-1010, the Lands and Resources Department managed up to 11 project specific lands and resources files.
Mission Statement:
The Lands and Resources mission is to foster a better quality of life by ensuring access to natural resources by supporting the goals, values and aspirations of the Anishinabek Nation.
Guiding Principles:
-Capacity Building - "by creating opportunities our communities are empowered to increase the natural, technical and financial capacity derived and generated from our lands and natural resources."
-Jurisdiction and Treaty Rights -"by building and preserving Anishinabek laws within our territories, communities can continue to assert and exercise jurisdiction, implementing ownership of lands, water and resources."
-Access to Lands and Resources - "our communities are strengthened by continuous advocacy efforts to increase access to lands and resources."
Value Statements:
-Environmental Values - "by respecting Mother Earth we foster change which will sustain our lands and resources, preserving the integrity of the Seventh Generation and our Anishinabe Bimaaadziwn."
-Awareness and Communication - "with a continual effort to understand our communities we are committed to facilitate education, sharing current events and traditional wisdom."
We meet this mandate by:
-Monitoring issues
-Development of clear communication to First Nations and members
-Completing resolution follow-up tasks, and other duties directed by First Nations, Regional Chief, Assemblies and Grand Council.
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Faisal Shahzad's Car Bomb Could Have Killed Thousands
It would have been worse than Oklahoma City, the FBI says.
It's sometimes easy to forget what a truly enormous bullet New York dodged with Faisal Shahzad's would-be car-bomb attack. Shahzad's inability to build the bomb correctly, his comical failure to remember his keys, can make him seem more like a hapless, amateurish terror clown than the greatest mass murderer in United States history. But if Shahzad's bomb had exploded, it would have killed up to "thousands of people," according to a startling estimate by the FBI, which made a functioning replica of Shahzad's bomb and set it off outside of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, at the end of June.
"It definitely would have been bigger than [the 1995] Oklahoma City" bombing of the federal building that killed 168 people, the source said. "There would have been a lot of casualties."
"People would also have been stomped to death from running away. It would have been panic. The buildings would have been severely damaged."
One source added: "If you look at the four corners [near the bomb] that night, there could easily be 500 people between 20 to 30 feet from the car.
Of course, the only reason it never happened is not because we were able to stop it in time, but because we got lucky. And that's the scariest part of all. "This attempt failed," one source told the Post. "But no one thinks this is the only time someone is going to try to blow something up in Times Square."


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Alsmiffy finds himself alone in the war against Lewis when others sign peace treaties without his knowledge.
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I cook church dinners for 120 people, so I'm always looking for fast, inexpensive menu items. After watching a chef put this corn dish together, I prepared it at church several times. There was never any left over.
- 6 green onions, chopped
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 1 package (16 ounces) frozen corn, thawed
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch
- 1/2 cup half-and-half cream
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1 cup grape tomatoes, halved
- In a large skillet, saute onions in butter for 2-3 minutes or until tender. Stir in the corn; cover and cook for 4-5 minutes or until heated through.
- Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine the cornstarch, cream, water, salt and pepper until smooth. Gradually stir into corn mixture. Bring to a boil. Cook, uncovered, for 2 minutes or until thickened. Stir in tomatoes. Yield: 6 servings.
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"My husband and I loved this. I cut it in half because it's just the two of us and it worked well. I used regular yellow onion because it's what I had. To me it tasted very fresh and not heavy at all. Next time I may throw in some minced garlic with the onion. This one is a keeper."
Reviewed Nov. 24, 2013
"Absolutely delicious! Definitely a keeper!"
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"Delicious! I made this exactly as written and served it with the Dilly Salmon recipe on this same site."
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"De-lish!!! I will definately be making this again!!! I used one diced roma tomatoe instead of the grape tomatoes."
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"This was wonderful. My son doesn't care for cream sauces, but he asked for a fourth helping!!"


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Companies now have the ability to obtain massive amounts of information about their customers, their markets, their products and their competition, says private equity investor and Co-Founder of MarginXL Capital Partners, George Stelling. This wealth of data can greatly increase a business's productivity and profitability, but only if businesses understand how to harness the data and glean insights from it.
Since 2009, the amount of data that companies can accumulate and analyze has been growing exponentially. Now, this factor of production is just as important as labor and capital. According to George Stelling, to fully harness 'data as a new asset', companies need to formalize their analytics and data strategies with clear objectives and methods. When aligned, firms need to experiment, iterate, and look carefully at insights that can impact near every process and activity in the company.
"Big Data" often defined as a collection of structured and unstructured data that requires specialized management due to its large size and complexity, can speed up decision making and improve the quality of decisions executives and line employees make. As George Stelling, a longtime speaker at the ModelN Rainmaker conference, explains, "The ability to analyze data and glean insights allows companies to take actions on everything from inventory turns to patterns in employee productivity. This information allows organizations to better align business goals with overall company operations so customer satisfaction improves, costs go down, and product features are honed".
A study by IBM's Institute for Business Value (IBV) supports these findings. IBV surveyed 900 business and IT leaders from 70 different countries concerning their use of data analytics. Their main findings are that there are nine "levers" that organizations must handle and coordinate in order to take full advantage of big data programs. These levers are based on demonstrable results from companies' data analytics initiatives. They can be applied effectively, no matter the size of the data pool or the scale or scope of a specific project.
First, a company must promote the availability and use of data and analytics. Big data may mean companies must enhance their infrastructure to allow for oversight of data as an asset and to ensure its security, timeliness, and accuracy. That overhaul may require hiring more people, directly or as contractors, with expertise in data management and analytics.
Additionally, big data must be viewed in the same manner as any other asset. "A company should arrange for employees and data analytics experts to have access to the right tools and processes need to be developed to ensure that insights are not only identified, but actioned routinely". Organizations should develop ways to measure the impact of analytics on their efforts and track performance of their investments.
From there, companies should be able to forecast the impact of big data on future business strategies. Based on that information, organizations can see what insight, actions, and implementation tactics provide the best results and reinvest back into those specific initiatives. Management and other stakeholders should understand the necessity of piloting ideas and testing them routinely. From here, the company can transform itself from one that is reactive to more of a data-driven company and become more profitable in the process.
Bob Charles, co-founder of MarginXL Capital Partners adds, "When implementing a new data analytics program, it is vital that companies manage these program levers all at once and in a coordinated fashion". As the IBV study states, "There is a strong correlation between organizations that excel at these levers and those that create the greatest value from analytics. The levers...are interrelated. Taken individually, each of the levers does not equal one-ninth of the solution. Organizations that invest in these nine levers–with particular attention to the symbiotic relationships that exist–can accelerate value creation, simplify analytics implementation and realize value from analytic investments."
There are valuable profit expansion opportunities that justify the considerable focus and effort to set up big data programs with well architected analytical processes, Bob Charles said. Done well, big data and advanced analytical programs can allow companies to segment their markets as never before, targeting advertising and marketing funds to their fullest potential. Data analytics can greatly improve real-time decision making and speed up the entire enterprise. With current information, management can quickly respond to changing market or corporate conditions and capture profits ahead of their less nimble competitors.
Big data and analytics also help provide valuable insights into the next generations of products and services. With the ability to gather and collate information on real consumer needs and current uses, companies can create new products and services or create derivative products and services that are more tailored for specific customer segments and markets.
Companies that embrace big data and analytics early can generate substantial competitive advantages over firms using traditional data infrastructures and strategic planning approaches. Harnessing big data and advanced analytical tools can also boost productivity across the organization by providing insights into what's important and what's not to customers. With traditional forecasting and strategic planning, decision makers make educated guesses about customer and market trends and allocate resources to respond to those received needs. With "nowcasting," decisions makers don't have to rely on a static model of customer and market needs, but can use real time information to respond to customer and market demands with a higher probability of being successful.
The rise of big data and advanced analytics is also creating new roles and employments opportunities across the US and the world. In fact, there is now a shortage of data analytics experts to help with the definition, execution, interpretation, and implementation of these programs. By some estimates, the U.S. could require as many as 190,000 new 'data scientists' by 2018.
George Stelling and Bob Charles emphasize that while defining big data programs, architecting the right data processes, and building the infrastructure needed is time consuming, the potential payoffs in improved customer satisfaction, profits, employee productivity, and strategic alignment make these programs a sound investment.


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My situation is the following
I have no Linux experience. I have a hard disk with two partitions. One used to have Windows 7 on it, the other one was recently formatted in preparation for an Ubuntu install.
I made an Ubuntu live CD and tried to install it to the empty partition. I also took the opportunity to format the Windows partition in preparation for reinstalling Windows 7 afterwards.
The Ubuntu installation reported a fatal grub error and also tells me that the bootloader could not be installed.
When trying to install Windows 7, the installation now also fails due to some nondescript partitioning related error.
My computer has effectively become unusable. Thankfully liveCD lets me try out Ubuntu.
I have used the GParted partition editor to wipe the drive clean. How should I set up the partitions so that I can properly install both OS?
Once this is done, how do I fix the grub/bootloader problem?


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Finding a Job in Your Area: Using a Local Job Search Engine
Two Effective Ways To Conduct A Medical Job Search
June 26th, 2016
It Is Not Brain Surgery: Medical Assistant Job Search
If an individual is looking for a job there are various ways the job search process can be accomplished. In days gone by, the employment candidate was limited in regards to the number of options that were available. Generally those options available were looking through the classified want ads in the newspaper, knowing someone who could put in a good word for the individual or by simply walking the streets looking for help wanted ads in the windows of businesses.
However, as one improves their education and experience the opportunities for higher paid and more productive jobs increase proportionately. For example, if an individual works in a hospital or receives additional medical training they will increase their chances of being employed in the medical field.
Therefore, if an individual has medical training they can expand the possibilities of their medical job search. Specifically, an experienced medical professional can expand the medical job search by utilizing the Internet and volunteering.
Searching Online
One of the powerful tools available to conduct a medical job search is to go online. In addition, there are two major components to conducting a medical job search online.
The first component of conducting a job search online is to go to a career employment website and type certain words into the search engine. Suggestions of some of those words to use could include specific words pertinent to an individual's experience and education received. For example if an individual is qualified to assist a doctor they can conduct a medical assistant job search by typing in words such as medical receptionist, insurance claims processor, medical invoicing, etc.
One other component to utilizing a website is to register on a website that posts an individual's resume and contact information. One such website is Monster.com. In addition, the candidate can provide a phone number or an e-mail address. Therefore, potential employers can contact them directly with any questions or a potential job offer. Often these websites do not charge the individual who is looking for a job, but passes the costs onto the employers.
One other powerful way of conducting a medical job search is to show the medical staff and office what the job searcher is capable of doing. The best way to accomplish this goal is to volunteer for a medical office or hospital.
Once the offer of volunteerism has been accepted, then the individual can work as if they were a hard working, dedicated staff member. This can be a very powerful way of conducting a medical job search for it will show the potential employee what that person is capable of doing without having to make a commitment of hiring.
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Nearly 45 glass works made by Italian architect Carlo Scarpa between 1932 and 1947 have been donated to The Metropolitan Museum of Art by Dr. David Landau and his wife Marie-Rose Kahane.
"In 1929 the International Exhibition of Contemporary Glass and Rugs opened at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and in its vitrines Italian glass was well represented by major pieces mostly produced at Paolo Venini's factory in Murano," explains Landau. They were for sale—which sounds really extraordinary now—but the museum did not jump at this unrivalled opportunity. My wife and I are trying to partly remedy that by giving a few Venini pieces to a museum it is impossible not to love. Whenever we visit New York, more time is spent in its collections than anywhere else, as there is always something to learn and much to enjoy."
"Every piece in this extraordinary gift is an outstanding example of Scarpa's artistry. Together, these works represent the full sweep of his oeuvre in glass," adds Sheena Wagstaff, Leonard A. Lauder Chairman of Modern and Contemporary Art. "From the incandescence of a wafer-thin vessel tinged with blue—or a vase in which bubbles of air are suspended in translucent glass that glimmers in the light from tiny fragments of gold leaf—this remarkable donation from Dr. Landau and Ms. Kahane is a dazzling and deeply generous gesture. It will have a transformative impact on our holdings of 20th-century glass and design, and will form important links to the Met's Greek, Roman, Asian, and European holdings, to whose lineage Scarpa pays shimmering homage."
"This prescient gift from David Landau and Marie-Rose Kahane comes at a critical moment in the Met's history, as we are reinvigorating our commitment to modern architecture and design," states Thomas P. Campbell, Met Director and CEO. "We are extremely grateful for these pioneering works that represent the breadth of Scarpa's radical experimentation in glass and that redefined an ancient tradition for the modern world."
The pieces by Scarpa will become part of the collection of the Department of Modern and Contemporary Art.
Thanks in part to a challenge grant from Metropolitan Museum Trustee Mary Jaharis, the museum acquired a Roman urn from the first-early second century A.D.—one of the finest porphyry vessels to have survived from classical antiquity—has been acquired by The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
"This rare and beautiful vase is a superb example of classical craftsmanship at its best," notes Campbell. "The public will now have the extraordinary opportunity to see it within the context of other Hellenistic and Roman works in various media, and especially other sculptures made of porphyry, in the collection of the Museum's Department of Greek and Roman Art, one of the major repositories of classical art in North America."
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How do I get my one year old into his crib and out of my bed?
My baby refuses to sleep in his crib. He cries until I bring him into bed with me and then he falls right to sleep. He is almost one and he hasn't slept all night in his crib yet. Any ideas on the best way to make this transition from mom's bed to crib??
Posted: 02/16/2010 by mom2mbb
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Try to get him used to the crib by taking naps in it. Then move to night time sleeping in it. It's going to be hard. He's going to cry. But that's to be expected. H'es used to snuggling with mommy and doesn't understand why he can't. Sitting next to his crib on the floor is a good idea that was mentioned. Try establishing a bed time routine as well (bath time, story time, bed time...) and do it early enough so that if it takes a while for him to go to sleep it's hopefully not at 1am! And then once he's in the crib DO NOT TAKE HIM OUT! Then he's only learning that if he can outlast you he gets his way. Sit next to his crib to let him know you're there until he falls asleep but do not pick him up. It will just be like starting all over again.posted 05/11/2010 by Lenamoo
get the book the baby whisperer I used that and it was great but you can't give into and he will cry for a few daysposted 02/16/2010 by a BabyCenter Member
You could try setting up a sleeping bag next to your bed for a little while, or try setting up a sleeping bag in his room and you sleep on the floor while he's in his crib. if he still fuses about being in the crib, move him onto the floor with you for a few nights. move him back to his crib and keep moving yourself closer to his door. You can also try just sitting by his crib until he falls asleep, try just placing your hand on his back so he knows that you haven't left. It might take a while, but it's better than him refusing to sleep unless it's in your bed. good luck!posted 02/16/2010 by AutumnButterfly
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Appalachian Chorale
The Appalachian Chorale will perform Vivaldi's "Gloria" at Appalachian State University.
Other choral works on the program are Handel's "Chandos Anthem No. 4 in F major," also known as "O Sing unto the Lord," and part one of Franz Schubert's "Magnificat."
The 64-member chorale will be led by the group's new director Dr. Linda Larson. Organist Dr. Joby Bell serves as accompanist and will be featured in the Handel composition. Student guest soloists are Alicia Colvard, Abby Johnson, Steven Austin, Paulina Villarreal and Liz Chapa. Larson and Bell are assisted by graduate student Christopher Langdon. The Vivaldi piece includes faculty member Dr. Alicia Chapman as oboe soloist, as well as a small instrumental ensemble of students.
Handel wrote a total of 11 "Chandos Anthems" between 1717 and 1718 when he was residing at the estate of the Duke of Chandos. One of the wealthiest men in England, the duke hired architects and artists, including Handel, to enhance his estate.
Based on Psalm 96, "O Sing unto the Lord" is a compact work which has a musical vocabulary reminiscent of Handel's great holiday favorite "Messiah." It also has one of the most beautiful soprano-tenor duets ever written.
Vivaldi composed "Gloria" around 1715 for the Pio Ospedale della Pietà, an orphanage known for its musical education, choir and orchestra. Vivaldi was the violin master at the orphanage and composed many works for its orchestra and chorus. This is the more performed of the two "Glorias" that Vivaldi composed at around the same time; in fact, with the Handel "Messiah" and the Bach "Magnificat," it is one of the most performed choral masterworks during the holidays.
The Appalachian Chorale is a non-auditioned group open to all students and community members who are interested in performing choral masterworks. New members are welcome. Rehearsals, which are held on Monday evenings from 7-9 p.m. at the Broyhill Music Center, will begin on Jan. 14 for the spring 2013 semester. For more information, contact the Hayes School of Music.


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Rifflandia 2012 was a mixed bag. It was esoteric electro-folk at it's best, and banal suburban rock at it's worst, with most every genre (and sub-genre) in between. Late '80s basement punk rockers Fucked Up (2009 Polaris … Continue reading
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They're certainly good for more than just grapes. The young, seven-piece wonder, Good for Grapes, knows how to throw down a foot-stomping, hand-clapping folk jig like no other. And they set the tone for the Live at Squamish weekend … Continue reading
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Of late I had been thinking of having a fresh install of Ubuntu. So I cut-pasted all my required files and folders in my E drive. Then I decided to not to have a fresh install and just let it be.
Later, when I booted up in Windows (dual-boot with 12.04 and Windows 7), I found that the files and folders I had cut-pasted from my home account in Ubuntu are just not there.
What is even more surprising is that now, when I am back on Ubuntu, those files and folders that should have been there in my E drive are also not there.
Is it an Ubuntu issue or a hard drive issue?


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Devadasi: Prostitutes of God
- Posted: 23rd Sep 2010
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by Matt Strachan
This may be the only time you'll ever read these words (or perhaps not, in which case seek help), but Meat Loaf said it best with his 1970s power ballad – "Two Out of Three Ain't Bad". And whilst sex, religion and politics form that rock solid tripartite of 'topics to absolutely avoid at dinner parties', any one of these singular ingredients can be more than enough to make for a compelling documentary. Which makes Devadasi: Prostitutes of God glisten with potential, and not just because of its title
The film follows journalist Sarah Harris through Southern India and its pseudo-religious sex slave trade, made illegal 20 years ago but clouded in doctrines dating back to the 6th century. These beliefs provide the pretext under which young girls from the most poverty-stricken families continue to be sold into a life of prostitution as 'servants of God' (the Devadasi of the title) in sacrifice to the Hindu Goddess Yellamma
This is a fascinating and weighty subject, and despite forerunners such as Born Into Brothels setting a precedent difficult to surpass, the unique circumstances of the Devadasi and the alternate perspectives the film finds itself taking ensure the film is able to tread new ground. If anything it treads too lightly, its svelte 29 minutes and casual host-led style forcing it to skim the surface of the issues and those affected by them. If afforded more time, Harris' sparky, playful and empathetic style would no doubt allow seemingly trivial or light-hearted, but ultimately resonant, elements to enter the frame, as glimpsed in the film's demonstration of "the classic Sangli condom trick". Constrained by format as it is, the film is never really able to match the weight of its subject matter.
Perhaps more important is that a film like this, exploring issues like these, exists at all, and if certain restrictions of style and length are imposed so that the film and its subject have more chance at reaching a broader audience, then this is probably a price worth paying. After all, "two out of three ain't bad".
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While Deadpool, currently, does not have a film franchise of his own, the character did appear in "X-Men Origins: Wolverine." There is also a completed script for a "Deadpool" film and even test footage with actor Ryan Reynolds in the lead role. This footage was recently leaked online and received overwhelming praise. As of this writing, the film is still awaiting the green light from 20th Century Fox to begin production.
Deadpool was also the star of his own "R" Rated video game and the variety of his merchandise has potentially surpassed that of Wolverine's. A brief glimpse at some of the Deadpool items available at Hot Topic reveals clothing, seat belts, wallets, sunglasses, phone cases and body jewelry.
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Cable has yet to appear in any of the "X-Men" films, however, "X-Force," the team he created, is reportedly in early stages of development for a possible 2016 release.
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College of Science and Technology
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- College of Humanities and Behavioral Sciences
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Department of Information Technology
- Biology Department
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- GIS Center
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- Department of Information Technology
- Forensic Science Institute
- Geospatial Science
- MS in Data And Information Management
Welcome to the Department of Information Technology. I am honored to serve as the Chairman of a department that provides its students a unique educational opportunity that can lead to jobs in some of the fastest growing areas of our economy. Whether you are interested in Web Development, Networks, Software Engineering, Database, Business Systems Analysis or Computer Science, we have a program that will provide you the education you need to work in your chosen area. Our department is also currently working to build programs in Security to prepare students for jobs in this exploding new field. We also provide a minor in Information Technology for students majoring in other fields that are interested in adding IT to their knowledge base.
The faculty in our department are outstanding. Their first and foremost priority is teaching our students. In our classes you will find yourself being challenged to learn topics that are the cutting edge of Information Technology. Our faculty are constantly updating the course material to ensure that the students are being presented with the most up-to-date practices and theory available. To support this effort, many of our faculty are engaged in cutting edge research. This faculty research often includes undergraduate students giving them a unique opportunity to be a part of creating new knowledge for presentation in conferences and professional journals.
I hope you will contact me or our faculty about how the unique educational opportunity we offer can prepare you to meet your personnel, educational and career goals.
Jeff Pittges, Ph.D.
Department Chair
News & Events
RU represented at statewide cyber education conference »
Radford University was represented at Gov. Terry McAuliffe's Commonwealth Conference on Cyber and Education 2015 Conference at Northern Virginia Community College on Dec. 2.
Allison MacFarlan named new Information Security Officer »
Radford University has hired Allison MacFarlan to serve as the Information Security Officer in the Division of Information Technology.
RU team competes with top schools at cyber security event »
At the CyberSEED Capture the Flag (CTF) challenge, the Radford University Cyber Defense Club took the field as a cyberwarfare unit in a scenario where they breached the computer security systems of a large oil company for information on a rumored oil find.