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There isn't much logic in immediately applying grades to NFL drafts, mainly because no evaluation can be made until guys actually step onto the field and do something, and partly because every team boasts success after the extravaganza.
Each franchise, obviously, would give itself an "A." Yearly, each claims to have fulfilled all objectives. All swear that every player selected was graded higher on their draft board than where he was picked.
But for the New Orleans Saints, and the 2011 draft, a personal exception is offered.
As in, the team miserably failed in its dealings with Reggie Bush. Specifically, it fell down on the job when, after making a trade and drafting running back Mark Ingram in the first round, it wasted time stroking the ego and easing the apparently hurt feelings of the most famous part-time, situational player in franchise history.
The Saints successfully can function without Bush, a fact the team has had to prove time and again during his frequent trips to the trainer's room and surgeon's table. So if his psyche is so fragile that he can't fathom competition, and if the economic value he has placed on himself exceeds the $2 million or so (plus incentives) that the Saints should offer him when a new collective bargaining agreement is negotiated, then he should be given the freedom to find another franchise, and he should hope that team similarly will work overtime to find a niche for him.
In short, the Saints should tell him to climb aboard or kick rocks.
If New Orleans had drafted a quarterback in the first round, Drew Brees would have warranted consultation or clarification.
If the decision had been to take a middle linebacker, who would have been expected to compete with Jon Vilma for playing time, Vilma would have earned a conversation.
If a guard had been picked with the notion of taking reps from Jahri Evans or a safety had been snatched up on the belief that Malcolm Jenkins wasn't cutting it, Evans and Jenkins have played well enough to merit an account of the team's thinking.
But Bush?
Coach Sean Payton felt the need to call Bush on Friday to assure him the franchise still values him and to specifically detail Bush's role, advising him that the team still can use his talents?
That's comical.
Bush's mythological powers have been on display sparingly enough since he joined the Saints as the No. 2 overall pick in 2006 that he should have been initiating contact with the organization Thursday night. He should have been thanking the front office for picking a player who can do all the things Bush has proven he can't do through trial and error, tasks even Bush has to know deep down that he has failed to perform.
Because if he had shown he consistently could do the work, the Saints wouldn't have had much reason to pick Ingram.
The truth is that an argument in favor of the organization cutting ties with Bush, regardless of the size of the pay cut he's willing to take from the $11 million-plus he's scheduled to make, can be made just as persuasively, if not more, as one can be made for the team keeping him.
He hasn't played all 16 regular-season games since he was a rookie; otherwise, he has missed at least two games each season, topping out at a high of eight last year.
He never has run for more than 581 yards (2007), caught passes for more than 742 yards ('06) or had more than one season as a breakout punt returner (20 for 270 yards and three touchdowns in '08).
No, we can't ignore that he's an offensive threat. Bush has ability, and Payton has done a good job of using it.
But availability and durability are talents, too, and when they're absent, all the other gifts mean nothing. A fast guy who can't play isn't much of a distraction to the opposing defense.
This wasn't a case of Chris Johnson feeling insulted by the Titans, Adrian Peterson being slighted by the Vikings or Michael Turner wondering what the Falcons were thinking by those respective organizations picking a running back in the first round. Those players are load carriers who have earned the right to be concerned if their workload might decrease against their wishes.
Bush's numbers have been on a consistent decline. He never has been, or will be, a feature back for the Saints, and as much as fans love him and as electrifying as he periodically has been, his production never has measured up to the reputation.
As wonderful as experts say New Orleans did in the draft, and as high as the marks have been for the work, the way the franchise dealt with Bush only can be classified as a smudge on the draft.
There shouldn't have been a need to explain the selection of Ingram by one party. Rather, there should have been an appreciation for the selection of him by the other.
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Missing highly-decorated ace Amarelle to injury, Spain was unable to overcome Japan and fell via penalties in a high-energy contest to begin their Dubai 2009 campaign on the wrong foot.
In the opening minutes, both sides seemed eager to grab the advantage, as long shots were exchanged and summarily batted away by goalkeepers at both ends of the pitch. A miscue led to the first goal, as Hirofumi Oda had the misfortune of knocking his wayward pass under his goalkeeper. As the first period drew to a close, Kunihiro Wakabayashi sent Japan's avid followers into a frenzy as he pushed down the left flank, but he was unable to produce a shot on goal.
Russia's captain Nico had his direct kick knocked back into his path by Japan goalkeeper Tomoya Ginoza, but could only send his second effort sailing into the stands. And the value of those near misses was made clear moments later as Masahito Toma tapped in from close range to draw his side level.
Teruki Tabata then slapped what, under other circumstances, might have been termed a 'grass-cutter' slicing his shot under Spain's Roberto Valeiro and into the net. Rikarudo Higa made matters worse for Spain as he sent another goal past the surprised Spanish.
Juanma got Spain back into the match halfway through the second period, though his shot was nearly parried over by Ginoza. Javier Torres then struck with a bouncing ball that managed to elude Ginoza. And Nico showed good patience before slotting home, to give Spain the lead and set up an anxious final period.
Tabata tried his luck with a half-field free-kick and managed to snake it into the net, despite the handful of red shirts poised seemingly in all the right places. Cristian Torres had two free-kicks, but could put neither on goal as time ticked away. Javier Torres then contrived to send a toe-poked shot over the bar from close range with the goal gaping before him. Spain kept knocking in the final seconds, with Juanma striking the post and Cristian Torres nearly stealing one from Ginoza's grasp.
The sides traded goals in extra-time, sending the match into sudden-death penalties and it was Japan that emerged victorious, slotting home their third penalty after a miss by Spain.
Japan will have to be at their best when they face Côte d'Ivoire tomorrow and will naturally be looking to deny Ludovic Ehounou anything like the five-goal extravaganza that he turned in against El Salvador, who face Spain in Tuesday's other Group B match.

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I'm trying to open a Java Web Start applet on OS X Lion but it won't open due to certificate validation (of the Java code, not the source website of the JNLP Web Start file). This JNLP opens fine on OS X Snow Leopard.
The error I receive is: Failed to validate certificate. The application will not be executed.
And clicking 'Details' gives me: java.security.cert.CertificateException: Unable to evaluate certificates.
What is puzzling me is that I can't work out which bit of OS X has changed so as to not trust the certificate any more. The code is signed by a VeriSign 'Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA' which is included in the signed Java JARs, and all of the relevant intermediate and root CAs seem to be in my OS X system's cacerts (and they're the same certs in both Lion and Snow Leopard cacerts).
Also, I downloaded all of the JARs that were listed in the Web Start JNLP manually and ran them through 'jarsigner -verify' and they all verified correctly!
So - any suggestions where Java Web Start on OS X is looking to determine whether this code is valid, and what might have changed in the upgrade to OS X Lion?


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This week marks to 45th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Mission. On July 21, 1969 the spacecraft containing Michael Collins, Buzz Aldrin, and Neil Armstrong made its successful voyage to the natural satellite orbiting our planet. Armstrong became the first human to walk on the lunar surface, Aldrin following shortly after. Six more Apollo missions followed, five of them landing on the moon (Apollo 13 famously aborted their surface mission because they "…[had] a problem." No, it wasn't the door). In 1972, Apollo 17 became the final lunar mission. We haven't been back since.
Since the dawn of humanity, we have looked to the stars and asked the question, "What is out there?" We spent eons guessing. Do gods control the sky? Are there other places like this one? Are we alone? The telescope confirmed the heavens were more than distant fireflies. Innovation and courage gave us the power of flight. Our need to explore motivated us to leave the comfort of out atmosphere.
So where are we now? We haven't been to the moon in over 40 years. It seems logical that our next destination would be our neighboring planet, Mars. We've sent robots to look around, but no people. There certainly isn't a deficiency in communication technology. The computers used for the moon missions were no more sophisticated than a simple addition/subtraction calculator. The spacecraft required to safely transport people to and from Mars hasn't been built. It's been dreamed of and drawn out, but it hasn't been built. A vessel of that nature would likely command a small fortune. Our government seems willing to spend trillions of dollars on a defective jet fighter that nobody asked for, but not on a spaceship to Mars.
I believe there is hope. There will always be an interest in space, science, and the question of "What is out there?" Engineers have drafted designs for a ship that can break the light barrier. Science fiction writers and filmmakers continue to give us space fantasies to fuel our collective imagination. The early astronauts of NASA helped kick off the space-age. It didn't end with Apollo 17.
Included with this article is my 2008 film ALONE. It's a three minute short about a fictional moon base in the future, shot in the style of the Twilight Zone and the B-Movies of the mid twentieth century. Enjoy.


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Samsung Galaxy S III Mini offered with free Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 in the UK
If you wanted to buy a Samsung Galaxy S III Mini on contract in the UK, but didn't manage to do it yet, you might want to get one now. This, of course, if you're not waiting for the newer, bigger, better Galaxy S4.
Carphone Warehouse is currently offering the S III Mini with a free Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 – but only on pay monthly tariffs. You can choose plans starting at £22 per month (on O2), £26 per month (Orange), or £28 per month (Vodafone). Go here to see all the available deals.
Available since November 2012, the Samsung Galaxy S III Mini runs Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean (upgradeable to Android 4.2), and features: a 4 inch WVGA Super AMOLED display, 5MP rear camera, VGA front-facing camera, dual-core 1GHz NovaThor U8420 processor, 1GB of RAM, and 8GB of expandable internal memory.
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Daines, the 2014 Southeastern Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Year, is a two-time ITA All-American earning singles honors in 2012 and doubles honors in 2013. She was a member of the 2013 ITA All-Star Team member, the first in program history, after advancing to the semifinals of the NCAA Doubles Championship. Daines is a three-time First Team All-SEC selection and garnered SEC Freshman of the Year and ITA Southern Region Rookie of the Year honors in 2011. She has played at the No. 1 singles position throughout her entire career at Alabama and has been ranked nationally in singles and doubles all four seasons.
Daines graduated Summa Cum Laude in 3.5 years with a bachelor of science in education, majoring in human performance exercise science, all while holding a 4.000 cumulative undergraduate GPA. She is currently enrolled in a Master's program in human environmental sciences majoring in sport management. Daines, the 2012 NCAA Elite 89 Award winner, is a three-time ITA Scholar-Athlete and three-time SEC Academic Honor Roll selection.
Zabor, a 2014 SEC All-Tournament Team selection, is second on the team with 23 singles victories throughout the season, including 15 in dual-match play. She has been nationally ranked in both singles and doubles this season and had, perhaps, the biggest win of her career, clinching the Tide's 4-3 victory against then-No. 10 Virginia with a 3-6, 7-5, 7-6(2) win. Zabor also posted a come-from-behind win at Georgia in three sets to help the Tide win the SEC Championship and was voted Team MVP by her teammates for the 2013-14 season. Head coach Jenny Mainz calls Zabor the most unselfish student-athlete she's coached in her career and believes Zabor's leadership is a key reason why the team has reached new heights this season including a No. 2 ranking and an SEC Championship.
Zabor graduated in three years with a degree in commerce & business administration, majoring in marketing. She currently has a 4.000 cumulative GPA and has been a member of the President's List and Dean's List throughout her academic career. The 2013 NCAA Elite 89 Award winner for women's tennis, Zabor is also a two-time National ITA Scholar-Athlete Award and member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll.
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The dedicated server is running Cent OS, has 2 x 1TB hard drives. One domain is hosted on this server. I've been uploading files to the public/html folder no problem, but I've reached the maximum capacity of the hard drive this folder sits on.
What I want to do is to continue uploading files onto the second hard drive, but I cannot link to these files because they are outside of the public_html folder. What are all the possible ways I can grant access to these new files on the second hard drive to the users of my website?
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Another major Commission activity helps restore, preserve, and memorialize cultural heritage properties, including cemeteries, monuments and historic buildings. Most projects are funded by private sources. Some receive assistance from the government of the location.
Commission assistance is provided for projects identified by U.S. citizens, federal officials, foreign governments, Commission Members, and through the Commission's surveys of cultural heritage sites.
Commission assistance is generally provided through interventions with foreign governments and sometimes provided through Commission sponsorship. In some cases, the Commission transfers funds, oversees fieldwork, and provides technical assistance for project sponsors in the U.S.
In April 2002, the Commission's largest project to date was completed -- construction of a memorial on the site of the most horrific section of the Nazis' Buchenwald Concentration Camp, known as the "Little Camp." The project was a joint venture of the Commission and the Buchenwald and Mittelbau-Dora Memorials Foundation, a German federal and state agency.
In October 2002, another Commission-sponsored Holocaust memorial, this one in Brailov, Ukraine, was dedicated to 3,000 people massacred by the Nazis on a single day in 1942.
In December 2002, a Commission-sponsored memorial was dedicated in Riga, Latvia to more than 25,000 people massacred by the Nazis during just two days in 1941.
Another major project, restoration of a pre-burial house at an historic Jewish cemetery in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, in what was known as "Sniper's Alley" during the 1992-1995 War in Bosnia and Herzegovina, is nearing completion.
Other examples of preservation and commemoration projects that were funded with private funds include: the installation of a commemorative plaque in the Judeo-Spanish language at the Auschwitz Holocaust Memorial, Auschwitz, Poland; restoration of an historic synagogue in Plovdiv, Bulgaria; preservation of historic Jewish cemeteries in Ozarow, Poland, and Brody, Ukraine.
In addition, a program has been established at the American University in Sofia, Bulgaria on the contributions that American Protestant missionaries made to the shaping of the Bulgarian educational system.
Among the Commission's numerous projects that are ongoing are: the restoration of the "Hidden Synagogue" in the former Terezin Ghetto in Prague, Czech Republic; an exhibit at the former Nazi labor camp at Mittelbau-Dora, Germany; restoration of the Jewish cemeteries in Berdichev and Brody, Ukraine, in Butrimonys, Lithuania, in Karczew, Poland, and in Kosice, Slovakia; and fundraising for preserving historic wooden Greek-Catholic churches in northeastern Slovakia.


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Nikola Tesla invented the radio at the start of the twentieth century. Like many of his inventions, it would not bring him wealth. It did not even bring him any additional fame. Marconi was mistakenly given credit for the invention of the radio for many years. The walkie talkie , however, cam later. This portable communication technology came into its own during World War II. Allied and Axis forces used this device to keep in touch with each other in the field. Like many other inventions with practical civilian applications, the walkie talkie found its way into civilian markets. It would take the invention of the transistor radio to it become portable. Now, people can get a walkie talkie built into their cell phone.
More information on walkie talkie
When someone needs to make sure the people at an event or a construction site can communicate, they may need to decide to use a (walkie talkie) service. Depending on a person's cellular service provider, he may not need to engage in this. He may already pay for the service, particularly if he bought it from the cellular provider. Someone who just needs the service on a temporary basis may not want to go this far. He may just want to hire it for a few hours or weeks. If the project will take more than two months, they may wish to go with the earlier service mention or buy portable radios for their employees to use.
Employees can use the portable radio systems to let their co-workers know where a particular item is needed. Someone may have seen employees in stores carry these items. They take the place of the public address system and they do not bother everyone in the store who hears it. Such sites are also invaluable tools on job sites. Construction sites often contain a lot of noise. If the project spans more than several floors, it may be a vital part of making sure that communication between co-workers, management and employees works as the builder intends.
If the project will only take a few weeks or if it is a one time event, it does not make sense for a person to go out of his way to find multiple sets. If it is a one time event, it may make sense for a person to rent it for the event. As long as someone pays the deposit fee, they will be ready to pick up the items when they are needed.
Before the person hands the portable radios out, he needs to make sure they are all set to the same channel. If the units only have on channel, this will not take long. If the electronics allow the receiver to send and receive more than one channel, this saves the workers and the managers a great deal of time. Someone who knows about the latest trends in radio technology may be able to improve the transmission range of the item. The user cannot modify the units, as that usually violates the agreements.


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Gayla Johnson is ridiculously funny; she owns the stage and is guaranteed to leave you questioning how she does it. Her facial gestures are outlandish and sidesplitting. We were nailed by her set at the monthly Laugh-A-Latte's seven-year anniversary party at Long Beach's Hot Java Coffee House. Gayla Johnson is what physical comedy is all about.
Gayla is a talented actress and stand-up comedian, currently on: Showtime, www.sho.com 'Fierce Funny Women,' and with recurring roles on Comedy Central's Workaholics; ABC's Don't trust the B---- in Apartment 23; ABC's Brothers and Sisters; Beverly Hills 90210; Martin; The Practice; Discovery Channel's Mystery ER; and I Didn't Know I was Pregnant.
As a veteran theatre actress, Gayla has starred in several hit plays. Most recently, Gayla appeared in RESERVOIR BITCHES (based on the Quentin Tarantino film, Reservoir Dogs, adapted to an all-female cast), For Colored Girls Who Considered Suicide when the Rainbow was Enough, A Raisin In The Sun, and The Vagina Dialogues.
When not making TV appearances, Gayla stays busy on the comedy stage, appearing regularly at the Hollywood Improv, The Comedy Store, Ice House Comedy Club, and The Laugh Factory.
Gayla's television credits: Comics Unleashed, SiTv's Laff Jam, Inside Joke, B.E.T.'s Comic View, TBS' Comedy Festival, and the Comedy Time series on YouTube.
Gayla has won a host of comedy competitions, toured abroad and was honored by the LA Comedy Awards, receiving two Gold Star Awards for 'Most Hilarious Comedian' and 'Breakthrough Performer in Film and Television.'
Follow me as we journey through the world of Gayla Johnson.
RenishaMarie: Who is Gayla Johnson?
Gayla Johnson : A comedic actress! A big kid at heart, and trying to protect that spirit, still growing up.
I watch cartoons, collect Barbies, work on puzzles, play in a big plastic playhouse in the back yard and strive to make people laugh and cry! After a BA in communications, I decided against a broadcast news career.
Got fired from several temp jobs, making them even more temp-ier, I found a great guy, got married, and started acting/performing stand-up comedy. No kids yet, but the two small poodles I have are good stand-ins.
RenishaMarie: On what projects are you currently working?
Gayla Johnson: Starring in a 10 episode Web series:
Dating Savanna Love (pic) Produced by Name Brand Films.
The Film "Curdled" Screening at Mann's Chinese Theatre Feb.
27th Gayla Johnson-Co Starring
CURRENTLY in New Film
DEADTIME STORY - director ERIC JONES
Set to start shooting late Feb 2014 to early March 2014
Gayla Johnson Stars as Detective Barns
RECENT INDIE FILMS COMPLETED (in post production):
Hackers Game - Director Cyril Morin
A-Nakba: (Film about the Sex-Trade in the middle east) - Director Nadir Bouhmouch www.nadirbouhmouch.com
Parking -- Gayla starring as the Interrogator. (film about an illegitimate killing) DIRECTOR - OMAR SAID
Also, a film "PARKING" where I play a detective.
RenishaMarie: When did you know comedy was what youwanted to do?
Gayla Johnson : When I learned to write it; it was something I had control over. I didn't have to interpret someone else's voice. Then I got my first laugh and was hooked. My theatre experience lead me to TV/Film acting, but I realize standing on stage in theatre, in front of a live audience is sort of, like LIVE Comedy Club Theatre. I started to feel comfortable (albeit minus the 4th wall).
RenishaMarie: I caught your act at Laugh-A-Latte @Hot Java and you were insanely funny. Your face gestures are ludicrous. (All good things, by the way.) I still crack up laughing when I think about it. Were you always funny?
Gayla Johnson: NOPE! Not at all. In fact, I was an introvert, defensive, suspicious and anti-social. I had bullies in school growing up, then became an insecure adult. My self-image was low. I was really self-conscious, naïve. Didn't have a lot of friends, my dad's still crazy; can't talk to him. I had graduated
college, mom died a year later, at 50. Had a college degree, but couldn't keep a job; things were crazy, dated stupid guys.. on and on..
RenishaMarie: What was the best gig you ever performed?
Gayla Johnson: I must say, headlining The Vagina Dialogues show at the Ontario Improv (is) the first thing I think of! Standing room only. Producer Kelly Mauricio packs them in. My best gigs are the ones I never want to leave the stage… Also, filming for Showtime was an incredible experience. Fierce Funny Women was in an 800+ theatre.
RenishaMarie: Who is your favorite comedian of all time?
Gayla Johnson: Richard Pryor (loved him)
However, mosty inspired by:
Comedic actresses/actors
Lucille Ball
Carol Burnett
Tim Conway
Also liked a lot:…
Bill Cosby
Whoopie Goldberg
Moms Mabley
Woody Allen
RenishaMarie: Who is your biggest inspiration?
Gayla Johnson: Lucille Ball (she was beautiful, crazy and sweet - loved the combination).
RenishaMarie: Tell us about your most embarrassing stage moment and how you recovered from it as a comedian. What did you do? And what was the audience response?
Gayla Johnson: Did a show for a private function, a bachelor party for a bunch of drunk Armenians. Only two comedians were booked and the OTHER comedian went first. He BOMBED! Kept trying to do his material. They heckled him throughout his show. They weren't interested. He tried to shut them up to deliver the next joke. But they turned away and started talking to each other. I was next. The audience booed him offstage. I freaked and started to leave the club; I was half-way out the door , then heard the MC introduce me.
I went on stage, set the mike off to the side of the stage and decided I wasn't going to perform. I started wagging my finger at the crowd and berated them for being unprofessional. I told them how shocked I was to see them rude, drunk and obnoxious to the comic! I told them if they're going to act like kids, then this is a TIME OUT. NO JOKES! THEY STARTED TO SMILE.
I told a fat guy to close his mouth or the Devil might get out! THEY LAUGHED. I told another guy to button his shirt, his pubic hair was showing. I told a guy in back to get a breath mint, I can smell his ass onstage. I told them they should all be deported for driving high-performance BMWs with LOW-PERFORMANCE "PUBLIC BUS" mentalities.
I asked them if all Armenians are as hairy, fat, and impotent as they were. THEY STARTED CLAPPING, One guy stood up, took off his shirt, turned to face the crowd and patted his belly. THEY LAUGHED, I demanded to see green cards, THEY STARTED TOSSING $1.00 bills on stage. So I pulled the mic stand over and started to pole dance. THEY SCREAMED. I started to flirt, etc… my set went on for 30 minutes. I Never told a single joke. Standing Ovation.
RenishaMarie: What generated your bit?
Gayla Johnson: Observation. I watched that comedian fail over and over again. I took my mind off of my intended show and decided to watch the audience's reaction to the comic.
RenishaMarie: Was it thought-through and calculated?
Gayla Johnson: Part of it was and part was improv. As a professional comedian, I operate under the idea that the audience is responsible for my career. If the audience is not happy, my career, reputation is not happy. (The same can be said for the theory "the customer is always right.") The comic was trying to force-feed the audience something they did not want. I thought this through and tried to see what they did want. I decided they wanted to party! They wanted to bullshit with each other and not watch a regimented show, where SOMEONE ELSE would be in the spotlight. THEY wanted the spotlight. I decided to 'join the party and be one of the guys.'
RenishaMarie: Was it an emotional, gut-level comedic response? Or were you angry, afraid?
Gayla Johnson: I was TERRIFIED! I didn't know if they would let me in. I took a chance. Thinking like a guy, I knew if I wanted in, I had to be strong. Either attack and be able to back it up or be the victim they can make fun of and make them right about everything, agree with them.
They were predators and had already (eaten) a victim. I chose to confront, challenge them. The rest of the show was relationship and reaction back and forth, involving 'emotional, gut-level comedic responses.' I was ready to adjust, apologize, and take a hit, but they kept enjoying the hits I was giving, so I kept giving until it got old. Then I went with the flow and morphed into the next hot topic (until my time was up)!
I spoke to the other comic afterwards. He was amazed at what I did. He asked me how (I did it). I told him, "I became a part of the group; jokes don't always work, audiences don't always cooperate. My comedic ability can't be limited to material - it's too restricting and inflexible."He said, "Well, that's good for you, but I don't do that. I'm pro comic. I don't improv, I do material. That's what comics do, we tell jokes and do our set. I talk, not the audience. If the audience doesn't act right, then that's on them. The booker of this show or security should have come in and protected me, tell them to quiet down. I did my job; they just missed out on some great jokes and tags. I've been performing for 10 years. I know what I'm doing; they were drunk and belligerent. A bad crowd. I hate gigs like this!"
I just nodded and walked away. Hey, I didn't really like the gig either. It was awful, hard and unusual, but in my ten-plus years of performing live comedy, I like to be RE-BOOKED in shows. If I do my job, I will get re-booked. I think my job is to be FUNNY and ENTERTAINING, at all cost. I do that with jokes,
routines, improv, relating to the audience, emotional honesty and flexibility, talking directly to the audience, interviewing, riffing; apologize for making mistakes, being contrite if I screw up, acting like a MONKEY! WHATEVER!
Some audiences will condemn you for being born. They will heckle and hate you onstage. It feels awful and you want to run away BUT, I think, "WHAT'S MY JOB?" Adjust and go with it. I would just apologize for being born. I'd say, "Yes, It was a bad decision I made, you guys are right, I tried kicking the bitch in the belly to get her to abort me, or at least punch me back, but she thought my kicking her was gas! What's a baby to do? I agree. My spirit should have become a tree, or grass or a hamburger, then I would have been useful, right? They laugh, I WIN! OK .... WHATEVER! I do my job with any tools I have and I have humility amongst other tools I'm willing to use.
It was always funny to me how the skill of IMPROV is spelled the same way as IMPROVE. So when that comic said, I DON'T DO IMPROV. (I listened to him, but heard in my head, I DON'T IMPROVE my act - I keep it the way it always has been and it just should work.)
A comic never can predict what will happen.
RenishaMarie: Tell us about some qualities that a good comedian should have?
Gayla Johnson :
*Flexibility, every crowd is different. You can't always predict what will happen at a live show.
*Sense of play. Always have fun on stage, enjoy yourself.
*A willingness to be honest and show you're human. If you make a mistake,
apologize, laugh at yourself. The audience will usually be on your side.
*Establish eye contact with "the people." Audiences want to connect, so don't just stare at the back wall of the room.
RenishaMarie: What advice do you have for aspiring comedians?
Gayla Johnson: You will fail! Get ready! You will be judged, chastised, and if you're really honest, you will offend many, many people. It gets WORSE before it gets better but if you survive, you will also be loved, admired, respected, and powerful. Stage fright will hold you back.
You can't hide from an audience. Jokes aren't always funny. Prepare yourself to share 'you' openly. Make sure you know what to do if you aren't funny. Bombing is a part of it. Make sure you have other tools to use when you suck! Keep in mind, it's never the audience's fault. Oh, and have fun!
Metaphor: When your car breaks down, it's good to know how to ride a bus, hail a taxi, or hitchhike (but, really, don't hitchhike - dangerous)
Contact Gayla Johnson:
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"DWTS" season 19 cast rumors have gone into overdrive now. Fans want to know what the 2014 "DWTS" season 19 cast is going to look like and the latest news about the judges has only increased interest levels. According to a report from ABC on Thursday (Aug. 21), Julianne Hough will be returning to the show, not as a dancer, but as a fourth judge. She will join the panel with Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli, and Len Goodman when the season premiere airs on ABC.
Speaking on "Good Morning America" about her new gig, the professional dancer stated, "I'm excited. 'Dancing With the Stars' has always been a part of my family. That's where it all began for me, so ... It just felt like the right time and the right opportunity." She had been a fan favorite among the pros for quite a while, so this may be a very easy transition for her as well as viewers of the show. As for how four judges will work, only time will tell on that new wrinkle.
Previously, the professional dancers joining the 'DWTS" season 19 cast were revealed, showcasing several returners as well as several dancers making their debut. ABC typically only releases tidbits of information at a time during the summer and the official announcement of the new cast won't be made till about two weeks before the Sept. 17 season premiere. The celebrity cast for fall 2014 is going to be revealed on "Good Morning America" on Sept. 4 at 7 a.m. ET. At that point rumors will be confirmed or denied about who might join the show next.


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The Harrisburg Senators announced today that RHP A.J. Cole has been promoted to Syracuse.
Yesterday, RHP John Simms was "moved on up" from Potomac and today it was announced that he would be starting in place of Cole, who had been listed as today's starter in Senators media notes. Tomorrow's starter for Syracuse is officially "TBA," but it doesn't take a great deal of imagination to suppose that the 22-y.o. Cole will be taking the hill against the Bisons tomorrow night.
Unlike many of the promotions this year, this one appears to be permanent, given Adam Kilgore's report on Wednesday predicting this move. Cole was the only pitcher to make every start for the Senators since the season began, though he did miss one start with no official explanation.
Since that missed start in early June, Cole has gone 2-1 with a 3.80 ERA over four starts with one homer, five walks and 21 hits allowed over 21⅓ IP while striking out 22. Good, but not dominant numbers… much like his promotion last July that came two starts after getting rocked by Wilmington for seven runs on 11 hits over five innings.
The point? As much as we'd like to think that a player on a hot or cold streak is doing good or bad (*ahem*), the folks that make these decisions are looking for things that most of us are not able to see as readily.
Cole will be entering a rotation, that like much of the full-season affiliates, has been in flux with the semi-constant recalls of pitchers from upstate New York to the District, including Taylor Hill, Blake Treinen, Jordan Taylor, and of course, Xavier "Carry On" Cedeno. The Chiefs are also are in the middle of a 33-day stretch without a scheduled day off with 17 games to go, the last eight on the road.
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Thank you Mike Rizzo! Desperately needed starting pitching on its way with the optioning of Taylor Hill and AJ Cole … and then Blake Trienen after the twi-night double header tomorrow.
Admittedly it does appear as if Rizzo is leaving Harrisburg twisting in the wind this season after a strong performance last year. Can't help but wonder if he won't promote Michael Taylor to Syracuse but that might send the message that he is giving up on Brian Goodwin who is the same age as Destin Hood. Still pretty young for AAA. So, he gets to do the Corey Brown and repeat a level next season. But, meanwhile what about uber fielder in CF Michael Taylor? And then there's Skole who would be available on the rule 5 this season.
I'd be shocked if Taylor gets promoted this season. Right now, he's King through the nose, and I'm his biggest fan. Control the strike zone, and the rZo thinks about it. Moreover, the org doesn't need them to give up on high pick Goodwin quickly. Brian Goodwin, for the love of God, hit well enough to merit a trade as soon as possible!!!
if the fans can be as patient as the org pitching coaches
heaven and earth will be in harmony kkkkkkk
good to see pedro e rehabbing @ GCL
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Ok couples, how many times have you snapped at your spouse because of the mood, our should I say "tude", your in. You know that it's ok to share your feelings with your spouse before you bite their head off. Giving him or her, a heads up that you're feeling twisted just may save you both some grief. It is amazing at how well your day can be going and your spouse chooses the exact moment that you stub your toe to ask, what's for dinner?
You know that your answer is not going to be the most pleasant. And guess what, that attitude you lashed out with sets the tone for the next hour or two, or maybe even the rest of the evening. He just thinks he asked about dinner, you may think about how inconsiderate he is for not feeling your pain. After all he should have known you stubbed you toe 15 seconds before he walked in.
Attitude is everything, attitude sets the mood. Frank Gunzburg, Ph.D. says this "How you think about your spouse, and what you think about your spouse, will determine your feelings and actions." And "If you expect your spouse to be dissatisfied with you or to be nasty to you then you are going to prepare an "appropriate" response in advance, even when that might not have been your intention."
This is just a theory, but could those be moments you're feeling irritable and can't put your finger on why? I know some of you have said to your spouse "things were fine until you walked in" maybe at a very low level of awareness you expecting some attitude from your spouse. This could be the answer to that infamous question no one seems to know the answer to, "why are you so defensive?"
That is just some food for thought. Your attitude is everything in your marriage. If you are expecting and anticipating that your spouse is going to be complaining, that is what you are going to hear more of. Since you are expecting it, it will be what stands out most when your husband or wife speaks to you. There it is, that's why we are "so defensive." Your anticipation of receiving attitude creates attitude and defensiveness to manifest within you.
Wow! World's problems solved…probably not. When you think negative thoughts or expect negative responses, you develop a negative attitude. Attitude is what you get after you develop a style of thinking (positive or negative) and then practice it so well that it seems like you don't even have to think it out before you respond. Having an attitude is like pre-thinking your next response.
When people have well-established attitudes about certain things, they also have evaluative summaries of that thing/situation (e.g., how much they like it or dislike it), which makes it easier to decide what to do, and are therefore very likely to guide behavior directly. Which means that your attitude will motivate your next move, will you be nice or not be nice?
Attitudes can be bias or even change people's perceptions of given scenario, because they focus attention on some particular characteristics of a situation (and away from others) that are consistent with those attitudes (e.g., a favorable attitude makes positive qualities salient; a negative attitude makes negative attributes salient). People often don't see that behaviors have changed because of their attitudes.
This bias process increases the likelihood that people's behavior will be consistent with their attitude in a straightforward way, people respond to experiences most salient to them, and behave in attitude-consistent ways. Whether or not the motivation and opportunity to engage in thinking are present determines whether attitudes will affect behavior in a direct way, or with considerable thought.
When consideration is not possible (being reactionary), or choices are not important (not caring about the consequences), behavior will follow on directly from how a person or behavior is viewed. We tend to judge others by their actions and ourselves by our intensions. That's no way to set the mood in your marriage.
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Dinner with the FBI
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- Jan 15, 2010 10:34 AM
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Looking forward to breakfast with the NSA.
I take it that you are too young to have been in the financial markets in the seventies, which why your facts are all wrong. Christopher Woods was a young kid who can ten years after me at the Economist. Kevin Parker was on the US Equity trading side and had nothing to do with the Japanese desk, where the big money was made in the late eighties. Its possible he took over after I left, but by then international was well established and accounted for more than half of Morgan Stanley's equity division profits. Soros and Tudor where global, with most of their big positions in the US or in the FX markets. Mine was the first pure international fund, which was a tough sell, because this was when the Dow was going for 2,000 to 10,000. You could meet Mueller and Panetta too. It's not that hard. You just haven't ried enough. As for Elvis, I was given a tour of Graceland once by his last girlfriend, who I dated later. I got to use the toilet he died on. Maybe you should too.
Sorry for the "bait", but I figured that was a way to draw you out and establish bonafides for those who read your posts. It was meant more for the audience than the writer. Underhanded, yes, but an effective ploy. I stand corrected, and convinced. Bon appetite.
Incidentally, perhaps you had already moved on, but Kevin set up the desk when Nikkei and TOPIX futures and options were introduced, circa 1987 or thereabouts, and ran the arb desk well into the 1990's. Made a bundle. Ruthless but talented trader. I think Chris Wood came in '87. He had a great handle on the Bubble and did some good work during his tenure.
No disrespect meant madhedgefundtrader, just trying to add to the flavor. Thank you for your attempts at clarity and more disinfectant. Please Repeat as many times as possible. The american public needs things like this to peek their attention and Breakfast with Elvis' Girlfriend will touch one of my relative's heart strings, as they believe he's still alive!
Of course everything this fellow writes is tongue-in-cheek. His claimed background does not fit the facts. For example, the chief writer in Tokyo for The Economist in the 1980's was a Brit named Christopher Woods, tall and thin and with 1970's style overly long hair. The person who started Morgan Stanley's derivative desk in Tokyo was somewhat legendary in that he was one of the first IB'ers to be paid big bucks. His name was Kevin Parker.
As for "the first dedicated international hedge fund", which he claims to have established in 1989 or after, this ignores the reality of, among others, Soros/Rogers Quantum Fund, and Paul Tudor Jones' first fund.
I assume the rest of MHFT's claimed background and meetings are equally embellished by fantasy. His writings are no doubt intended as comic relief. Next up: Breakfast with Elvis and a discussion of Estate Planning.
I think it's fair to say that I wouldn't take this guy's word as I don't know him and I know this person even less, but when they have gag orders I listen. Why did we lose all that intelligence.....they're really that good or we're just so bad or just too connected or infiltrated? YOU DECIDE.
If you haven't heard these depositions YOU SHOULD:
When the 2010 elections are over and the investigations get under way. This administration is gonna make everything to date look like a church service.
the core problem here is nobody listens to the FBI. In 2004, the FBI warned that "mortgage fraud was becoming so rampant that the resulting "epidemic" of crimes could trigger a massive financial crisis. According to a December 2005 press release from the FBI, "mortgage fraud is one of the fastest growing white collar crimes in the United States". Who listened? Nobody. What did it cost the US tax payer? Trillions. Recently the FBI has warned of rampant fraud at all levels of the society of unprecedented proportions. That is why we are going to audit the Fed and find out what has really been going on there.
Mueller would have to be dumber than my grandmother to have his account phished...ok I believe it. They like to get guys that realy believe all the bS...buy your virus software, IP is legit, IP violators are bad...has hedgefund bootlicker ever read Stephen Kinsella? IP is a joke
"I finally realized that all upload directories have to be outside of the root of the site with very limited privileges."
|/dev/null 90% of ya'll.
So what's wrong with a little spoof now and then.
Some idiot hangs up some Chinese made products and whacks them with a bat and puts it on youtube and that's somehow fucking hiliarious.
Some guy writes a little diddy to tickle your funnybone and you deflesh him like a school of piranhas.
You people should get out from behind your computer screens and enjoy life once in awhile.
It would also be helpful if people would learn to differentiate between satire and sarcasm.
Obviously some of the pinheads that inhabit the ZH comment blogs just aren't spophisticated enough yet for madhedgefundtrader's insane sense of humor.
If I want humor I'll watch Jon Stewert. madhedgefundtrader is about as funny as Robert Gibbs climbing up on his soap box and hawking snake oil for Obama.
"Flame on Friday". Suprised he got 2140 hits, but he is an interesting read. He enjoys employing "artistic license"-- slight stretching of the truth for entertainment value. Harmless enough.
There are some clever people on Zero Hedge.
Have a great weekend.
Buy and install Anti-Virus software?
Are you serious?
Besides being the perfect trojans for keyloggers and root kits, you will be directly funding the Chinese hackers through the Symantec backdoor.
This is absolute bullshit.
After "Lunch with the CIA" you presume to subject us to "Dinner with the FBI"
Is there anything in this post that is supposed to be information that's new, correct or even relevant?
You can get more topical information from YouTube, the CIA Office of Information and, God forgive me, the DHS website.
Please, make your next istallment "My Morning Dump with the DIA and the Subterreanean Secrects of the Brown Finless Fish"
What a Pillock
I had breakfast with God this morning and she told me to build an ark.
I knew Bobby Mueller when he was 17. We played on the same high school hockey team before he went to Princeton. Hell of a great player.
You commenters are goofy!
What don't you all understand about the "mad" part of madhedgefundtrader?
These missives are very entertaining educational mind-warping pieces. Thought nudging through fiction...
Thankyou mr. mad:)
CONGRATS! Your writings in the political/financial fictional genre are improving. I liked your installments of "Lunch with CIA" and "Dinner with FBI," so am sure to LOVE your upcoming "Midnight Buffet with Secret Service" and "Continental Breakfast with Interpol" Oh yeah, and I'm learning some super secret stuff that noone knows (except that select elite who have a computer and internet access)
surprised barry0 gets cred for holding mueller over. i thought it was a 10yr appointment, intended to remove politics from the equation.
maybe you could check when you have breakfast with michelle...
...the website further contains an offer to manage your greenbacks!...lol!
go to this guy's website; it's hilarious! what a career...careening around the world as a writer w/ the economist, being invited to start derivatives departments in major banks, appointed direct at credit suisse...of course writing for the economist and the ft would qualify one to be a money center bank director...but this is the best..."In 1982 the Mad Hedge Fund Trader moved to New York as the US editor of Euromoney magazine. As a member of the White House Press Corps he covered the early years of the Reagan administration"....
Euromoney is not part of the White House Press Corp...and the White House Press Corp must reside in D.C. or environs...not New York but I;m sure this guy is so tight w/ the Secret Service they just gave him a pass on residency requirements for a White House Hard Pass.
It get's better..."In 1989 the Mad Hedge Fund Trader was appointed a director of the Swiss Bank Corp responsible for its then vast portfolio of Japanese equity derivatives. A year later he left to set up the first ever dedicated international hedge fund, which became a top performer in the industry.
The Mad Hedge Fund Trader has always devoted his life to understanding global capital markets not because of money he could make there, but because of the limitless intellectual challenge it offered.
In his free time, the Mad Hedge Fund Trader climbs mountains, does long distance backpacks, practices karate, performs aerobatics in vintage aircraft, collects vintages wines, reads the Japanese classics, and engages in a wide variety of public service and philanthropic activities. Why they call him "mad" he will never understand.
this used to be called a crock of ----!, now it passes for the truth
"the most interesting man in the world"
when you put it like that...
fuck im gullible :)
Parody of an international financier. It has to be...
I'm telling you guys - this stuff is some sort of parody. Just look at the last line:
"I also installed bars on my windows and set booby traps on the front lawn for good measure."
Maybe this whole website is just a spoof, a fraud- to lure the last of the free-thinking Americans into cyber-slavery.
Think about it- all these 'Anonymous' posts, they got to be just random word generated filler.
An open mind is like an empty lot. Given the chance, people will fill it up with as much trash and garbage as they can get away with.
I love your view. Having lived in the inner city for a few years during the 80's I can say you are 100% correct. It always amazed me how a newly cleared lot (usually a building was demolished) was quickly filled with trash, broken furniture and everything you could and couldn't imagine.
I have a firewall on my open mind but I get your point.
I've come to the same conclusion. We are being played. Like I said in my comment above (Yes, I'm showing my ego by quoting myself)
"Lunch with the CIA, dinner with the FBI. While I won't argue with suspending disbelief when going to the movies, reading this author requires engaging disbelief. Even if the meetings did take place, I trust nothing that comes from this government and anyone who speaks for this government."
The absurdity displayed by this author defies the imagination. Either this is a unique disinformation campaign or a farce to see how far he can go and the type of reactions he can get from those ZH buffoons.
Agreed. This guy is a narcisist....
CD love your posts here, but i think your kneejerk scepticism is leading you astray here. i follow the guys webpage daily and follow some of his investment advice. think he is the real deal.
i also believe he had dinner with these people. two reasons.
1. he doesn´t say anything you didn´t already know, no inside info from these dinners.
2. as a hedgie he probably fundraised alot and thus have very powerful friends. if you raise enough money for the democrats even bill clinton or other bigshots will take your call and do you favours.
You could very well be correct. I've been wrong before and I promise you I'll be wrong again. But something stinks here. There are too many red flags, too many outliers, too many things that stick out like red thumbs. Personally I've found that as we drift through the day, we're on auto pilot and if the overall view fits our world view, we quickly discard non conforming information as an aberrant item or stray data.
I've been reading this guy's web site since he starting post here on ZH. And I agree that it seems up and up. So why post this kind of stuff? And why say stupid things like adding a 4th virus software program to his computers when after adding the second, his computer would start having serious problems because one virus program would be fighting with the other.
Or the quip about bars on the windows and alarm systems. When something is said that is this far out, I would be intellectually dishonest if I didn't ask myself why he would even say this. His other posts don't stretch the envelope in this manner. So why now? Each time he goes off the deep end, it's about his meetings with government officials or other "inside" information.
I'm really not cynical. I approach everything as valid until I can prove otherwise. But this guy is too far off base on select articles and I must ask myself why. When the batter is always getting hit by a particular pitcher and no one else, at what point should the batter start asking questions?
you make good points CD. the four antivirus programs sentence is retarded^2.
you might have changed my mind :)
i have realized one thing. people put in a lot of work for internet cred. seriously they do to an illogical degree.
this guy wants us to think of him as a bigshot, which he might well be, but he does seem to have some kind om komplex with all the namedropping.
namedropping/bragging might be more acceptable in american culture than my own thou.
still value the guys investment advice.
"still value the guys investment advice."
Take what you need and leave the rest. One of my biggest personal mistakes ever was dismissing something completely because I disagreed with it's basic premise. That can be a fatal mistake. We have a tendency to be all or nothing. If I find out someone has lied to me, I have the tendency to dismiss everything else that person tells me.
What I've learned to do is to measure everything on it's own merit. The quality of the messenger certainly weights into the calculation but it shouldn't be the only qualification. For example, I take Bill Gross with a large grain of salt. But Gross is still a brilliant manager and to dismiss him because I don't agree with some of what he says would indicate my foolishness and stupidity. Making these decisions is difficult when we are uncertain about the subject or ourselves. This is why personal growth is so important to me. I need to understand my blind spots in order to help me see others.
Well, ZH allows him to post. I assume if he is a complete jokester Tyler and Marla would not let him post. I think MHFT was kidding about the bars and 4th antivirus program to make the point that beyond a few steps you really can't protect yourself. He seems a bit full of himself, but hey, that's what makes him worth reading. It is tempting to dislike him for his apparent success (the post about his super-expensive home was a bit over the top) but I am keeping an open mind.
Use Macintosh.
Macs are just as easy to attack, perhaps easier actually... just that few hackers bother due to do so.
That won't really help. Macs aren't as bad as the PC but aren't a silver bullet by a long shot.
...been going on since 1966, ...looting computers through the old DARPANET.
There is no "DARPANET" formally; the term is "ARPANET." The first message was sent over ARPANET in late October of 1969. So there was no industrial espionage/looting occurring via the internet in 1966.
arpanet or darpanet explanined here
Skadoosh! You got him there. From one rich, conservative white guy to another. Take it all with a BIG grain of salt.
I think it is also rich to complain that the Chinese are stealing our lunch money (computationally speaking). The US has lead the world in espionage since WWII, and with great hubris considers monitoring/stealing from others part of its privilege as global hegemon.
Skip the slippery slope arguments for fascist controls, Mueller. Like that nasty fossil Jay Rockefeller, who thinks the Internet is the greatest curse on this planet and would like nothing better than to be able to shut it down at a moment's notice. All of these jerks need to experience 2+ years of unemployment at the very least.
having dinner with a enemy of the american people huh? isn't that special. hope you enjoyed it.
OK, I'll say it.
Lunch with the CIA, dinner with the FBI. While I won't argue with suspending disbelief when going to the movies, reading this author requires engaging disbelief. Even if the meetings did take place, I trust nothing that comes from this government and anyone who speaks for this government.
I have send your article to the FBI. Mybe I do it also with your CIA.....
I would be cautious about any information that the FBI shares with the public regarding cyber-security because it will be highly politicized, especially if it is coming from someone like Robert Mueller. Our government has made it very clear that it would like to control access to information--they know that information is power. What better way to gain more control than to create the perception of a dangerous existential threat in the minds of the public so that there is then a mandate for further clamping down on how we all interact online? It's not worth it. We can suck it up and keep our free society and free exchange of ideas.
Frankly, if the Chinese are data mining the US the way the above article suggests, and we are doing the same thing to them, and life still goes on, then what, exactly is the big problem? If the DoD cannot secure its own computers from outside attack (something I don't believe for even one second) then what chance does industry or any other entity stand? No, the threat here is that the "speical pigs" won't have anywhere to hide their dirty dealings from the rest of us, and that's what they're most afraid of.
You must not have to worry too much about security. Whenever I see a site hijacked on one of my servers it's usually a Russian. Hackers upload disguised mime types in many of these social networking sites, you can bet they will be downloading all of the account information on the sites and using whatever is there to connect to other data to identify bank accounts and credit cards where they only had partial information. They are smart about it . They hit the cards for $27.68 which goes virtually unnoticed. They can literally put 50,000 card on a reoccurring billing schedule once a month. That's some serious dough. They also would claim "We work very Hard here"
I had one Russian hacker that was absolutely obsessed with one of my servers . I put up every security device that was in my possession and knowledge and then finally decided to shut registration down . He was using registration to upload a avatar which was really a hack that broke into the site . I finally realized that all upload directories have to be outside of the root of the site with very limited privileges.
What they hell, these CMS based sites are free and open. Which means these guys know them line by line.
If anyone thinks Windows is more vulnerable think again. These are very sophisticated hackers who can walk into a linux/unix based machine as easily as they can a windows machine. It really doesn't matter if the conversation happened as described. What was up there was the truth. They have top people working on hacking our systems and then there is the private sector in each country,. If it's bad , it usually comes from Russia or China without any love.
Social Networking sites like Facebook are prime targets but sites like this that run on Drupal or Joomla CMS' are similar and are every bit a target. This one has pretty good security. But I wouldn't allow anyone to upload avatars or at the least don't accept the default install on the directory . Make sure the directory is outside the root of the web site. That means either finding an extension or a programmer than can change the code to pull from that directory.
As one person described it, "we had to take the servers apart and reformat all the drives after one attack. They even got into the bios on the motherboards" . They also are attacking Databases with SQL injections . Sites like these run on MYSQL. Another Open Source database package which is pretty decent but it is Open source.
Security is a huge problem. It's not as visible yet as it will be, but some of the best security experts have had to eat some serious humble pie when faced with these guys. It's no shame to get attacked. They can get into any computer anywhere that is connected. The guy from IBM was right. A piece of paper is more secure.
Think of the ramifications of that for the financial sector. I wouldn't be surprised if they already know how to take it down.
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Update: Mukasey was released from George Washington University Hospital after noon Friday and told reporters he felt "excellent," according to this report in USA Today. A Justice Department spokeswoman said there was no evidence of a stroke or a heart problem.
Blogs and Blackberrys came alive late last night with news that Attorney General Michael Mukasey collapsed while delivering a speech on national security to a gathering of the Federalist Society in D.C. Mukasey, 67, appeared to slur his words at about his 20 minutes into the talk and collapsed into the arms of several men at around 10:20 p.m. last night.
Here's a YouTube video, here are Mukasey's prepared remarks, and here are reports from the the WaPo, the NYT and the WSJ.
Mukasey began to slur his words about half-way through the following paragraph, and collapsed at the end:
And I am hopeful that some time from now, after the next Administration has had the chance to review the decisions made and the legal advice provided, it will acknowledge that despite any policy differences, the national security lawyers in this Administration acted professionally and in good faith and that the country was safer as a result.
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2012 Outdoor: Nutsch climbed Idaho's all-time lists and earned a first career NCAA bid in the hammer throw as a junior … finished 44th in the hammer at the NCAA West Preliminary with a toss of 174-5 (53.16m) … earned Second-Team All-WAC honors with a sixth-place finish in the hammer at the WAC Outdoor Championships after a toss of 180-9 (55.09m) … moved into third all-time at Idaho with a career-best throw of 187-9 (52.23m) and a second-place finish at the Bryan Clay Invitational on April 19 … earned her first career event victory with a 163-0 (49.69m) in the hammer at the Sam Adams Classic on March 31 … Spring WAC All-Academic honoree.
2012 Indoor: Nutsch set a new career best in the weight throw for Idaho as a junior … finished ninth at the WAC Indoor Championships with a career-best mark of 54-3.75 (16.55m) in the weight throw … posted top-three finishes three times in the event during the season … took third in the season opener at the WSU Open with a toss of 49-3.75 (15.03m), then took second at the Idaho Indoor Open with a mark of 52-6.5 (16.01m) – her first career throw over 16 meters … finished third at the Vandal Collegiate on Feb. 18 with a toss of 51-9.25 (15.78m).
2011 Outdoor: Nutsch moved into fifth all-time at Idaho in the hammer throw as a sophomore … finished seventh and scored two points in the event at the WAC Championships after throwing 173-10 (52.98m) … moved into fifth all-time at Idaho with a career-best toss of 177-3 (54.02m) at the Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitational on May 1 … earned her first career event victory on Mar. 19 at the Dusty Lane Open with a throw of 164-6 (50.15m) … hit at least 170 feet in each of her final four competitions of the season.
2011 Indoor: Nutsch took 17th in the 20-lb. weight throw at the WAC Indoor Championships as a sophomore with a toss of 46-11.75 (14.32m) ... broke 50 feet in the event three times during the year, including on Feb. 18, when she hit a career-best 52-3.25 (15.93m) at the WSU Open II
2010 Indoor: Nutsch scored two points at the WAC Indoor Championships with a seventh-place finish in the 20-lb. weight throw. She tossed the weight a career-best 51-9.25 (15.78m) at the conference meet as a redshirt freshman. She took sixth in the weight throw at the Vandal Collegiate with a toss of 51-5.75 (15.69m) and seventh in the event at the Cougar Indoor with a mark of 51-8.5 (15.76m).
2010 Outdoor: Nutsch earned second-team all-WAC honors in the hammer throw at the WAC Outdoor Championships with a toss of 164-5 (50.12m). She moved into fifth all-time at Idaho in the event as a freshman with a career-best throw of 168-9 (51.45m) in a sixth-place finish at the Cougar Invitational. She also took third in the hammer at the Vandal Jamboree with a toss of 163-7 (49.88m).
Personal: She is the daughter of John and Carrie Nutsch. She was born May 13, 1990 at Twin Falls, Idaho. She has two brothers, Matt and Greg, and one sister, Katie. Her intended major at Idaho is Soil and Water Engineering.
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Devil. M. Night Shyamalan's summer blockbuster. Do you think riding in an elevator with strangers is an excruciatingly awkward experience? Imagine if one of them was the Devil.
Dismal. A group of classmates failing their biology class are given one last shot at some extra credit. Unfortunately, this means venturing into a bloodthirsty cannibal's swamp home. Remember kids, D's get degrees!
Good Boy. A young man steals everything he can from his boss and skips town. Unfortunately, his road to freedom is blocked by a murderous sadomasochist with a menagerie of humans he keeps as pets.
The Horde. A French horror flick. When a loose-cannon cop is gunned down by gangsters, four more seek revenge. And they're not about to let a high-rise full of zombies get in their way.
Mega Shark vs. Crocosaurus. In this sequel to 2009's Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus, two enormous prehistoric creatures face off against each other, leaving a group of scientists to clean up the mess and try to find a way to destroy them. Starring Jaleel "Steve Urkel" White.


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Google Glass Rival Turns Any Flat Surface Into a Tablet, Offers Near-Instant Translation
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It also tells you who what's-his-face is.
A Japanese company has a fascinating answer to
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(NASDAQ:GOOG) controversial wearable computer, Google Glass. Though it might seem like a copy of Glass, this one has some wild innovations straight out of science fiction.
NTT Docomo Inc
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Intelligent Glass
(website in Japanese). It debuted its wearable device at Ceatec, an annual futuristic confab in Tokyo.
In addition to the "normal" functions that we are used to seeing in wearable computers -- it allows users to check the time and search the Internet for information about your surroundings -- Intelligent Glass has some fascinating capabilities.
First, it offers near-instant translation of text. This is something that Japanese phones have been doing for years; it's the kind of necessary service that that comes with the territory when your language includes thousands of unique characters.
With Intelligent Glass, a stroll through Tokyo would present foreigners with translations of signs into different languages right before your eyes. The glasses already recognize Japanese, Korean, English, and Chinese text. The beta prototype takes five seconds to complete a translation. The feature works by calling in information to remote servers, just as Google Glass does, but in a country with
considerably faster Internet
The device also recognizes people's faces, making it easier to pretend that you remember who people are, which is difficult when there is a computer screen in front of your eye at all times.
But here's the really neat thing: Couple the eyewear with a special ring on your finger, and you can turn any flat surface into a tablet computer. In the illustration shown, a user is tapping and flicking apps on a filing folder, just as if she had an
(NASDAQ:AAPL) in front of her. Images of the apps a user needs are beamed onto a surface by the device. Using one might make you look a little crazy, but it definitely keeps your surfing secret. And a ring is more mobile than a tablet computer.
According to a
write-up in the
New York Times
, the Docomo glasses had the longest lines at Ceatec. However, a Docomo spokesperson said that the company is years away from making these devices available commercially.
Docomo hopes to get the glasses ready for the 2020 Summer Olympics, which will be held in Tokyo, so newcomers can understand restaurant menus and signage.
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Why US Firms Won't Dominate the New Data-Privacy Market
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Alabama State Post-Game: Annalika Steyn
2014 (Junior)In her first season with the Tide, after transfering from West Virginia, the Alabama native came off the bench to provide one of the strongest legs on the team, that allowed her to take shots from anywhere on the pitch ... played in 18 of Alabama's 20 games in the 2014 season ... collected a hat trick and had six total shots, while making her first Crimson Tide start in a 8-0 victory against Alabama State (Sept. 21) ... played in 18 of 20 games for the Tide ... made her debut for Alabama at Middle Tennessee (Aug. 31).
At West Virginia (2011-13)Transferred to Alabama after spending three seasons at West Virginia ... redshirted the 2011 season after receiving a medical redshirt ... played in 40 games during her two healthy seasons with the Mountaineers ... saw action in 17 contests as a redshirt freshman in 2012 and scored one goal ... played in all 23 games during the 2013 campaign and finished third on the team with four assists, also scoring one goal ... was sixth on the squad with 6 points (1 goal, 4 assists) ... helped lead the Mountaineers to the 2013 Big 12 Tournament title and a berth into the NCAA Tournament ... West Virginia finished the 2013 season with a 16-4-3 overall record and a No. 8 final national ranking.
High School and Personal DataIn-state product who played her prep career at Spain Park High School, where she was a selected a 2010 ESPN Rise All-American and was ranked the No. 12 player in the ESPN Rise Fab 50 ... led the Jaguars to back-to-back state championships in 2009 and 2010 and was a two-time MVP of the Alabama state tournament ... a two-time first team all-state performer who was named the 2010 Gatorade Alabama Girls Soccer Player of the Year and the 2010 Birmingham News Player of the Year ... played club soccer for Birmingham United, winning seven state championships, including four consecutive from 2007-10 ... a 2008 National Team camp participant and member of ODP state teams from 2007-09 ... plans to pursue a criminal justice major.
Coach Bramble on Annalika:"We have known Annalika for a long time and always thought highly of her as a player. She brings some strong attacking attributes and athleticism that will hold up well under the rigors of SEC play. We are happy that she has decided to come home."


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Gestalt is German word which means form, shape or configuration and Gestalt psychologists have added the meanings organic whole and organization to it:
1. whole is important
2. phenomenological approach
3. opposition to quantification
4. measuring tool unreliable:-they introduced the concept of organization in between stimulus response (s-r)connections.
5. Laws of perception:-Gestalt psychology emerged out of experimental findings on perception the following principles of perception have been developed by gestalt psychologists.
i. Pragnanz:-The principle of pragnanz means that our perception organization will always be as good as the prevailing conditions allow. The principle plays an important role in motivation.
ii. Closure, proximity and similarity:-
Closure means that mind has a tendency to complete cleaved as assuming a imperfect whole into perfect and closed forms.
According to the principle of proximity objects are perceived as a unity when they are observed in close proximity. The principle of similarity states that objects in like forms or color will be perceived as assuming a grouped formation.
Psychophysical isomorphism:-the concept of Psychophysical isomorphism was borrowed by Koehler from his prof.max plank who developed quantum theory psychological isomorphism means that gestalt is both physic an and mentor


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South Carolina Land Records
According to Chapter 8 of The Source: A Guidebook of American Genealogy, (available within Ancestry Library Edition inside the library) as well as in print at Beaufort Branch, Bluffton Branch, and Hilton Head Island Branch:
"Perhaps no category of records is more important to the genealogist than those relating to land.... As might be expected, the systems of land granting and land tenure in these jurisdictions varied widely, and each must be studied separately."
Here's what Szucs and Luebking, The Source: A Guidebook of American Genealogy, p.280 says about South Carolina land records:
South Carolina land records created before the revolution may refer to the counties of Colleton, Craven, Berkeley, and Granville; these were nonfunctioning but useful as geographical locators. [Beaufort District was created out of Granville County]
Deeds and mortgages were recorded only at Charleston until 1769–72; and until 1785, such records from local courthouses continued to be sent to and stored in Charleston. Pre-1719 records are at the state archive in Columbia.
See Charles H. Lesser, South Carolina Begins: The Records of a Proprietary Colony, 1663–1721 (Columbia: South Carolina Department of Archives and History, 1995). Also see Silas Emmett Lucas, Jr., An Index to Deeds of the Province and State of South Carolina 1719–1785 and Charleston District 1785–1800 (Easley, S.C.: Southern Historical Press, 1977), and Clara A. Langley, South Carolina Deed Abstracts, 1719–1772, 4 vols. (Spartanburg, S.C.: 1983). [The BDC has South Carolina Begins and Langley's multi-volume work.]
From 1785 to 1799, there were first seven and then nine "old" districts, where conveyances were stored. About 1799 these large districts were abolished and conveyances were recorded and stored at twenty-four small "new" districts. (These districts have been called counties since 1868.)
See Michael E. Stauffer, County Formation in South Carolina (Columbia: South Carolina Department of Archives and History, 1994).
[The BDC has Stauffer in the Ready Reference section of the Research Room or you can read this article online: http://archives.sc.gov/formation/.]
The need, until about 1769–72, to go to Charleston to record conveyances, the turmoil of the revolution from 1775 to 1783, and the loss of many "old" district records means South Carolina deeds created before 1800 are very incomplete.
South Carolina passed a bounty-land act and established a small military reserve.
See "Bounty Grants to Revolutionary Soldiers," South Carolina Historical Magazine 7 (1906): 173–78, 217–24.
[We have the complete run of the South Carolina Historical Magazine in the Ready Reference section of the BDC Research Room. It is also available at our Hilton Head Island Branch Library].
A unique land source is the state's Reconstruction attempt to buy land for black freedmen. Some records exist showing whites selling to the project and blacks buying.
See Carol K. Rothrock, The Promised Land; The History of the South Carolina Land Commission, 1869–1890 (Columbia: University of South Carolina Press, 1969). See also "Granting of Land in Colonial South Carolina," South Carolina Historical Magazine 77 (1976): 208–12; Robert K. Ackerman, South Carolina Colonial Land Policies (Columbia: University of South Carolina Press, 1977); David A. Means, "The Recording of Land Titles in South Carolina . . . ," South Carolina Law Quarterly 10 (1957–58): 346–419; Marion C. Chandler and Earl W. Wade, The South Carolina Archives: A Temporary Summary Guide, 2nd ed. (Columbia: South Carolina Department of Archives and History, 1976), 5, 8–9, 41; [a similar online source is http://www.archivesindex.sc.gov/guide/guide.htm] and Robert L. Meriwether, The Expansion of South Carolina 1729–1765 (Kingsport, Tenn.: Southern Publishers, 1940). [We have can supply most of these to our Research Room visitors.]
As you can see, just from the list of resources outlined above land records can encompass far more than just a deed to a particular piece of property. And the Beaufort District Collection provides access to most of the resources above. Obviously, it will take a person more than just a few minutes to "test" a research question against the contents of the resources.
About the Author
Grace Cordial has been responsible for the day-to-day operation of the Beaufort District Collection at the Beaufort County Library since 1999. The Beaufort District Collection exists to acquire, preserve, maintain and make accessible a research collection of permanent value which records the history, culture, and environment of our part of the South Carolina lowcountry. Besides the research room, Cordial manages the "Virtual BDC:" the BDC web pages, the Online Obituary Index, two digital collections, a new BDC.BCL Facebook page, and the Connections blog.
Among her duties is to coordinate or present programs about local history, Gullah culture, and our coastal environment, including occasional instructional sessions about how to perform historical and/or genealogical research.


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Aug. 8, 2012
Two incoming freshmen were added late to the Wildcat roster but will have a huge impact on the Arizona women's soccer team. Hannah Wong and Autumn Lockwood will add versatility and talent to the Wildcat roster.
Lockwood, an incoming freshman out of Morgantown, West Virginia, will contribute to the Arizona defense. During Lockwood's senior year of high school, she was chosen as co-defender of the year in West Virginia.
Wong participated on the New Zealand women's Under-17 soccer team that represented New Zealand's international Under-17 team in various tournaments around the world. Wong is an attacking forward who will bring speed and agility to the Arizona roster.


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College Hockey:River Hawks Soar Past Raiders
LOWELL, Mass. — With the first home game of the season, in front of a crowd of 5,619 screaming fans, the Mass.-Lowell River Hawks delivered with a fast paced scoring duel against the Red Raiders of Colgate, prevailing 5-3.
The first period of play was fairly even. The first goal came 4:18 into the period by UMass-Lowell forward Scott Campbell. It was scored from down low over goalie Alex Evins glove. Colgate answered three minutes later with a goal by Christian Long.
With three and a half minutes left in the period, Scott Campbell struck again with his second goal of the game. There was a scrum in front of the hit and with the puck in the air Campbell was able to dexterously snag it with his glove, drop it to the ice and shoot it near side past the goaltender.
In the second period Colgate dominated.
Raider winger Francois Brisebois rushed down left side of the ice, shot at the net, retrieved his own rebound, and shot it over goaltender Nevin Hamiltons glove. Colgates second tally came from a great pass up the ice by defensemen Thomas Larkin, which gave forward Francois Bourdon a breakaway. It was a snapshot from the hash mark that beat Hamilton. Shots in the second period were in Colgates favor, 11-5. UMass-Lowell played an undisciplined period with four penalties.
The River Hawks answered a flat second period with three goals in the third.
Nick Schaus got the momentum going with a goal at 10:48, which tied the game at 3-3.
Colin Wright scored what turned out to be the game winning goal 13:10 into the third period. There was a pileup in front of the net. Evin made the original save but the puck came loose. Wright was able to knock the puck in, but the whistle was also blown.
The goal went under video review and after a tense couple of minutes it was determined that the whistle was blown after the puck was over the line.
I saw the puck between the goalie legs, nobody knew where it was, and I just jammed it in, said Lowell forward Colin Wright of his game-winning goal. David Vallorani scored an insurance marker 33 seconds later.
The special teams for Colgate allowed two power-play goals and had a difficult time getting deep into the zone on their own man advantages.
On the other side of the ice, UMass-Lowell converted on two out of seven power-play chances. The UMass-Lowell penalty killing teams were nearly flawless, not allowing Colgate to set up in the offensive zone and keeping them scoreless through six power plays.
UMass-Lowell head coach Blaise McDonald thought it was a very competitive game, they have some very skilled forwards and the goaltender made some really big saves. We were fortunate to turn the tide in the third period.
Of his teams performance, Colgate coach Don Vaughn said that we were doing a pretty good job until about the last 10 minutes of the game, they are a very good hockey team, we were playing a very good road game.
UMass-Lowell moves on to face the Northeastern Huskies in the Hockey East opener for both teams. Colgate takes on the U.S. National U-18 team at home on Sunday afternoon.
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