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fes' WebLoghttp://blogs.msdn.com/b/fes/atom.aspxTelligent Evolution Platform Developer Build (Build: 5.6.50428.7875)2004-06-29T13:47:00ZZotob Suspectshttp://blogs.msdn.com/b/fes/archive/2005/08/26/456891.aspx2005-08-26T23:42:00Z2005-08-26T23:42:00Z
In case you haven't seen it:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/26/AR2005082601201.html

"Louis M. Reigel III, director of the FBI's Cyber Division, said evidence indicates Ekici paid Essebar to develop the worms, which the two used for financial gain. Reigel declined to say whether the men were connected to a larger criminal enterprise. But according to information released by the Moroccan government, the two men are alleged to have forwarded financial information stolen from victims' computers to a credit card fraud ring."

Seems these things are used for financial gain more and more frequently, in addition to the financial loss from all of the comanies and individuals whose networks and systems went down because of it.

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feshttp://blogs.msdn.com/fes/ProfileUrlRedirect.ashxHow much is your computer worth?http://blogs.msdn.com/b/fes/archive/2005/06/21/431271.aspx2005-06-22T01:07:00Z2005-06-22T01:07:00Z
How much is your computer worth? I thought I would take a moment and hypothesize on this subject. But I'm not going to talk about hardware and software costs. These are easily quantifiable through the magic of price tags and receipts.

No, instead I think we should look at how much your computer is worth to someone else. This is a specific type of person who targets millions of computer users through any of numerous schemes. This is the attacker, the adversary, the miscreant, or criminal. It is the person who silently takes control of your computer through vulnerability exploitation, social engineering, or open holes from previous break-ins.

A bit of background. I hope I am not stating anything new, but it is a necessary precursor to the rest of the discussion. I won't get into infection vectors, length definitions, etc. Rather, this will be succinct. Everybody probably knows what an Internet worm is, and probably knows roughly what a backdoor is. Many have at least heard of BotNet malware, but if not, think of it as a combination worm and backdoor for now (worm because it has the ability to propagate to other systems, and backdoor because it allows remote control of an infected computer). What you typically hear about BotNets (a collection of BotNet malware-infected computers, one or more control servers, and one or more controlling entities) is how they are used to launch Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks. What you may not, but should have, heard is that they are used for much more.<o:p></o:p>

In this post, I'm going to focus on profit motives behind BotNet malware. Keep in mind that when you have malware on your computer, the malware could not only use your computer for anything its author programmed it for, but also watch everything that you do on your computer. For BotNet malware, many capabilities are "stock" and are available in source code floating around the Internet. But BotNet malware also has the generic ability to tell you computer to download new malware or other software with completely different functionality from arbitrary locations. This leads to many different money making opportunities, but I'll discuss some of the leading mechanisms:<o:p></o:p>

Account theft, including banking, credit cards, and other financial data. Many versions of BotNet malware have the ability to watch what you type on your keyboard. Some correlate this with web sites you are visiting, and may only "sniff" typing when you go to banking or commerce web sites. The malware will send this information to the controller, who can then either use it for identity theft, or sell it to someone else who will.
Installation of adware for profit via affiliate programs. Do you run XPSP2 with the popup blocker? Or use a third party popup blocker, but still get advertisements? It may be due to adware. Adware is software that will watch your browsing trends and pop up ads, or show them in toolbars and sidebars. Because adware is a separate program than your internet browser, it is not affected by the popup blocker. What's more, someone who gets adware installed on your computer gets paid a reward through affiliate programs.
DDoS for hire. DDoS attacks are done for many reasons, including politically or socially-driven reasons. But they are also done in conjunction with extortion. Common targets are entities that require high uptime, such as gambling sites or small commerce sites. While a BotNet controller may not be directly involved in the extortion, they may offer contract DDoS services, that may ultimately link to extortion.
Spam relay proxies. Many mail systems block "known" spam relay IP addresses at their gateway. It is a sort of previous offender system, where a system known to send only spam is blacklisted so that the mail from the offender never consumes resources (storage, network, processing, etc.) on the target mail system. Virgin, unblocked IP addresses to use as spam relays are those that are not on the blacklist, and are thus not subject to immediate blocking. Such systems are very valuable to spammers and those who sell proxy services.
Installation of Internet dialers. Many people still use dial-up connections. And while such a connection isn't so useful for DDoS attacks, it does have a unique opportunity for malicious profit. An attacker who gets an Internet dialer installed on a computer has the ability to change the number and provider that you dial in to when you launch your web browser. This allows them to change it to a toll number (such as a 900 number here in the states), through which they can ultimately profit (often via affiliate programs).<o:p></o:p>

There is a lot of data in each of these areas that supports how BotNets are commonly used for all of them. At a later point, I may discuss some in more detail, but for now, I want to get back to the point of this post—how much is your computer worth? Being no statistician, I won't say this is scientifically accurate (indeed, there are quite a few holes in the suppositions below), but I think it is interesting.<o:p></o:p>

So, we'll describe what sort of profit may be had by a combination of these activities in terms of profit by the miscreant:<o:p></o:p>

Account theft: $0.29 per month. The FTC states that the average cost to businesses for an individual victim of identity theft is $4800 and the cost to the individual is $500 (http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2003/09/idtheft.htm). I'll assume this is an aggregate gain of $5300 on the part of the criminal, and I'll distribute that over a one-year period. That gives us $441.67 per month. According to a survey by the Pew Internet and American Life Project, 44% of Internet users bank online (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6936297/). We'll just assume that this group is the same as those who shop online for simplicity. In the FTC study, 27.3 Million Americans were victims of identity theft during the 5 years it ran. That means 5.46 Million on average per year, or 455,000 per month. That means about 0.15% of the US population are victims of identity theft per month. To be conservative, lets say that to be a victim of online identity theft, you have to: 1) be infected with malware that steals account details, like many BotNet malwares can, so we'll assume 100%, 2) bank online (44% of Internet users), and 3) have your information used by someone (0.15% per month). Apply that to the average loss per instance above, and you get $0.29 per month. Realistically, this number is probably significantly lower than the actual value. That 0.15% per month is for all Americans. The chances of your personal data being used if you shop or bank online and are infected with BotNet malware that steals data as you type is probably around two orders of magnitude greater, because the 0.15% figures in the probability of your data being stolen. In our example, it's already been stolen. The probability here is simply whether or not it will be used. For a more realistic number I would guess 10% of stolen information is actually used, meaning that the number is probably more like $441.67 times 0.44 times 0.1, or $19.43 per month.<o:p></o:p>
Adware installation: $0.67 per month. Affiliate programs, in short, allow adware companies to write software and rely on others for distribution. Affiliates are often paid on a per-install basis ($.20 per installation on a US-based computer is common). As an example, a BotNet controller made approximately $20,000 in 3 months from a 10,000-strong BotNet through repeatedly surreptitiously installing one brand of adware. We'll go with that example, although by installing multiple adware brands, it is likely possible to make more money.<o:p></o:p>
DDoS for hire: $0.01 per month. There is an example of a BotNet controller who made $100 per month using a 10,000-strong BotNet for DDoS. In one particular month, 6 unique IPs were targeted. I don't know that this is typical or not, but it is an example I am aware of. Note that if the controller is involved in the extortion end and is successful, the worth increases. For example, it is not uncommon to demand $10,000 for DDoS protection (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6436834/).<o:p></o:p>
Spam relay proxies: $0.20 per month. You can find, using various web searches, offers for proxies that average out to about $0.05 per relay per week. So, for monthly profit assuming a BotNet controller has installed spam proxies on the infected clients, we'll assume $0.20 per month.<o:p></o:p>
Installation of Internet dialers: Varies. According to this study from Stanford (http://www.stanford.edu/group/siqss/SIQSS_Time_Study_04.pdf), it seems the average time spent online for an Internet user is 3 hours per day. Let's be conservative and say the dialer uses a toll number at a rate of $0.10/minute. That comes out to $18/day, or about $540 a month. Further, we'll assume that you figure out after the first phone bill that something is wrong, so you only get hit the first month, and don't get hit the rest of the year. Using that, to put it in terms of the other figures, that is still $45 per month.<o:p></o:p>

Ignoring Internet dialers, that gives us an average aggregate worth of one infected computer of $1.17 per month. Granted, if you are a victim of an Internet dialer, or one of the chosen few who actually have your account data stolen and used, then your computer is worth much more. But we're talking averages.<o:p></o:p>

So $1.17 doesn't sound like much per month. But, many BotNets number in the thousands. A modest number of 1000 infected systems gives you $1170 per month. And 10,000 infected systems puts you solidly into the upper middle class income range. If you go with estimates of 2-5 million computers infected with BotNet malware, that is a worth of between $2.34 and $5.85 million per month, ignoring successful extortion attempts, the cost of bandwidth, pc repair, Trojan dialers, etc.<o:p></o:p>

Now, instead try the other guess of $19.43 per computer per month in profit from identity theft, and go with the low end of 2 million computers infected. That means there is potential for $466 million in profits by the miscreant per year from identity theft due to BotNets alone. Over a 5-year period, that is $2.3 billion. The FTC study reported total loss figures of $48 billion over 5 years for businesses and $5 billion for consumers, or $53 billion total. Could BotNets account for 4.3% of that figure? I wouldn't be surprised if it is more…<o:p></o:p>

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feshttp://blogs.msdn.com/fes/ProfileUrlRedirect.ashxWhat I do nowhttp://blogs.msdn.com/b/fes/archive/2005/01/17/354562.aspx2005-01-17T19:19:00Z2005-01-17T19:19:00Z
It has been quite some time since my last post and my job responsibilities have changed, so I thought I'd say something about what I do now. As it happens, I no longer work in threat modeling or even application security for that matter. My new responsibilities are primarily concerned with malicious code investigations.

This, I think, is an important field of work. As you well know, there is a lot of malware out there. In my opinion, it is a rather dangerous time because writiers and distributors of malware have found numerous ways of profiting from their malware. It is not difficult to find stories about extortion (such as threats of DDoS attacks), identity and account theft (credit cards, bank accounts, paypal accounts, etc.), proxy resale (whether it be anonymizing services or spam proxies), and surreptitious adware installation.

My job is concerned with analyzing these threats and taking action to stem their proliferation. There are many other efforts and other teams with similar goals, but I deal with specific types of malware. This is something that I will discuss in more detail in the future, but at this point, I primarily wanted to mention my change in focus.

feshttp://blogs.msdn.com/fes/ProfileUrlRedirect.ashxThreat modeling tool videohttp://blogs.msdn.com/b/fes/archive/2004/07/09/178878.aspx2004-07-09T23:28:00Z2004-07-09T23:28:00Z
Channel 9 (http://channel9.msdn.com) taped me discussing threat modeling and the threat modeling tool and posted it today. WMP 9 users can watch it at play speed "Fast" for efficiency. Feel free to take a look and send some feedback either here or there.

Incidentally, this is my first experience with Channel 9. They don't ask you to prepare anything; rather, they just stop by and tape you talking about something. Having gotten used to talking to a slide deck, it was a bit, well, interesting. Probably better that it wasn't scripted. When Michael, Dave, and I did a "live" threat modeling session on a web application that we had never seen before and with no script, audience feedback suggested that they got more out of it than when we script it. I guess that makes sense, though, since it's closer to reality than something contrived or prepared in advance (which wouldn't have any of the hiccups that occur naturally in the process).

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feshttp://blogs.msdn.com/fes/ProfileUrlRedirect.ashxIntroductionhttp://blogs.msdn.com/b/fes/archive/2004/07/01/171069.aspx2004-07-01T18:15:00Z2004-07-01T18:15:00Z
Now that I've posted something, it is probably worth introducing who I am. My name is Frank Swiderski, and I've been with Microsoft for about two years now. Prior to that, I worked for the security consulting firm @stake, Inc. For the past four years, I've worked in commercial software security. This includes your standard security auditing and design sorts of activities: penetration testing, code review, tool creation, of course threat modeling, and so on. Before @stake, I was employed by the Department of Defense (both as a civilian and a contractor) for about three years, where I also did some security work.

If my name is at all familiar, it could be because:

You used @stake WebProxy 1.0 (I was the primary developer on this).

You've tried out the Threat Modeling Tool from the downloads area at microsoft.com (I was also the developer on this).

You ordered the Threat Modeling book from MSPress (I was co-author).

You've seen my very unfortunate page on the Texas A&M OS/2 users' group web site (http://os2www.tamu.edu/os2/systems/frank.html). I really wish someone would take that down. :)

That's the summary. The bits and pieces can be filled in with google or a small bit of social engineering work.
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feshttp://blogs.msdn.com/fes/ProfileUrlRedirect.ashxUpdated Threat Modeling Tool at MSDNhttp://blogs.msdn.com/b/fes/archive/2004/06/29/169121.aspx2004-06-29T20:47:00Z2004-06-29T20:47:00Z
We've posted an updated Threat Modeling Tool at MSDN that addresses a few bugs. You can download it at: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=62830f95-0e61-4f87-88a6-e7c663444ac1&displaylang=en

Thanks to BobB for his assisstance. Basically, this addresses several unhandled exceptions that resulted in the tool crashing at some rather inconvenient times. (Okay, not that there are convenient times for a tool to crash.)

Some notes on the tool:

We released it mostly because it is a useful way of organizing the data collected during threat modeling. Since it is not formally supported externally, I (and a few other contributors) fix bugs and add features also informally. So I'm hoping not to get a barrage of bug reports, but I will do my best to find time to address serious issues.

Note that it works best (DFD-wise) if you have Visio 11 installed. Visio 11 has a drawing control that you can embed in other applications (which is exactly what the TM tool does). This is a much easier way of integrating DFDs in to the threat model.

If you want to print from the tool, the best way to do it is to use the Preview button. This applies the default XSLT (configurable in Tools->Config) to the threat model and displays it in an IE control. You can right-click in this control and select print to print directly.

The threat model document, if you haven't taken a look, is XML. (Visio diagrams are stored in BASE64 blobs, though, and not in their XML format.) So, you can customize the report format if you like playing with XSLTs. The XSLTs that come with it are fairly basic, but show some ways of presenting the document.

The sample document for the tool is in the tool's install directory, and is for "Fabrikam Phone 1.0." This is basically the same as one of the samples in the threat modeling book (http://www.microsoft.com/MSPress/books/6892.asp). Note that the DFDs are in Visio, so you won't see them if you don't have it installed. The sample is intended to show threat modeling concepts without being specific to any software type or technology.

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Is it possible to recover a file I deleted from my S3 bucket?
According to the Amazon S3 Documentation:
If you have versioning enable, yes you can! On a versioned bucket, a delete action on a file does not really delete it but it adds a version with a "Delete Marker". You can delete the delete marker with the AWS CLI:
You can get all the files in the bucket with
If you want to undelete all the files in the bucket you can try:
Just updating this question as I was looking for the answer:
You can add VERSIONING to S3 buckets now. This will cause S3 to keep versions of an object even after deletion. Full documentation: http://docs.amazonwebservices.com/AmazonS3/latest/dev/Versioning.html
can someone please help me understand why when i delete the 'delete marker' the object does not return immediately to the bucket ( i need to Reenter to S3 service then to the bucket and then to delete it again) just with this action it's working?!

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I'm running OS X 10.8.3 and MediaInfo 0.7.60 purchased through the App Store.
Currently it doesn't seem possible to open MediaInfo multiple times to be able to visually compare the tags of 2 different music files/albums.
Please consider implementing this, thanks.
It is one of the most requested features :).
On the To-Do list, but I don't know when I'll have the time to implement it (I have several paid requests to implement before I work on this one)
For your info, in the meanwhile, you can use Invisor, it uses MediaInfo library.
But it is not free (and I provide no support, I am not the developer)
I will check it out, thanks!


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By COL James Saenz, USAG Bavaria CommanderMay 21, 2014
Bavaria Military Community:
Memorial Day gives us an opportunity to join together in honoring U.S. service members who fought and died while defending our freedom.
This year, I encourage everyone to remember the Soldiers who fell protecting our Nation and to remember the sacrifices of their families.
Memorial Day weekend also marks the start of the summer recreation and travel season. Statistically, it is the deadliest time of year for off-duty activities. Therefore, I ask that you carefully consider the risks involved with all of your summer plans. Moreover, leaders at every level must be actively involved in accident mitigation. Engaged leadership at all times and in all things ensures everyone's safety and saves lives.
Please support your fellow community members by looking out for each other and remaining vigilant against reckless behavior. Take ownership in your safety and the well-being of others who work, play, and live at U.S. Army Garrison Bavaria.
I encourage each of you to identify and assess risks and then implement appropriate measures. Even small changes in awareness and attitude can make the difference between life and death.
Please use websites in Related Links box (upper right) to assist you in preparing your Solders, civilian employees, family members and friends for the long Memorial Day weekend and the Bavarian summer.
Thank you for what you do every day for the Bavaria Military Community, the Army, and the Nation.
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now now. You'll make me post something sarcastic and everyone will think I'm serious and then................someone .....help .......me.............must stop......must stop.
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now now. You'll make me post something sarcastic and everyone will think I'm serious and then................someone .....help .......me.............must stop......must stop.
No you are wrong. The girls in Sweden find older bald referees with a well developed beer belly quite something.
In all seriousness though, I probably won't even notice the gorgeous blond Swedish...
I might pop out there and try my new Swedish Refereeing license out. Swedish girls love English ref's apparently.
I am humble in real life. Anyone ever seen me different. Maybe part of the reason I didn't post for ages a while back was because people take what I write the wrong way. I am a bit weird.
I didn't...
I'm not going to air my/our dirty washing in public Marc. I'm glad we had that chat on Sunday and yes it did make me think. Cage Rage has gone which I am quite sad about although personally I've...
I suppose I'll be getting involved now, but on a bit of a tangent.
Let me start by saying a genuine thank you to all those involved with the positive aspects of Cage Warriors and the Forum itself....
The 'Open Guard' rule came about at the same time as Cage Rage and Pride were working together. It was decided that Pride Rules were unnacceptable in the UK however Cage Rage wanted something close...
I don't want to get involved with any issues between different promotions in this instance but the guys at Ultimate Challenge cannot post on here from their computers.
'I have had to send you...
Nick, you can afford some Loake Brgues surley. I got some great stay pressed trousers the other day in TK Max.
let me know what details you need. Basically it's going to be a Ska night for everyone. Great music without the attitude of regular clubs. Of course I'm doing it to make a few quid but I'm going to...
It was going to be just K1 and boxing but I have so many MMA fighters ready to go that we're including some MMA too. Both May shows are close to selling out aleady!
should be another fight up by this evening. takes ages to do this kind of thing when you are old.
Tickets are now on sale for a Mega Ska Night at South Parade Pier on 6th June. The line up includes Timb Bomb, The White Coats and the awesome ORANGE STREET.Scooter parking will be available and at...
I'll gradually be up loading all the fights from previous shows onto the web site for your veiwing pleasure.
Sign up to the FCFN facebook group too for updates and info on whats going on.
closer than we all think.
he he. very good.
I am short of work nowadays and I'd love to referee some more shows. I have 2 weekends free this year if you hear of anything.
seriously though. Although there is a small...
very clear.
I'm after a pair of Loake Brogues. The Braemer ones. Anyone know where I can buy them at a reasonable price?
This is a serious request by the way.
let me know your budget and I'll hook you up.
Fcfn = Full Contact Fight Night - Portsmoth
why post that tickets are still available on the door two weeks before the event?


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Baker Hughes' count remains inconsistent following Brexit as domestic oil rigs jumped by 11 this week, but U.S. gas rigs were down by one.
Strategist Robert Thummel is a fan of Sunoco Logistics, Pioneer Natural Resources, EQT and Spectra Energy.
Shares of Sunoco Logistics are up 7% thus far in 2016 after plummeting 34% last year.
While a possible slowdown in the U.K. economy isn't expected to have a big effect on oil prices, a stronger dollar already is for an industry plagued by uncertainty.
Volatility in BHI's count returns as domestic oil rigs fell by seven this week, an event that could provide some relief for investors following a turbulent day for futures.
After plunging nearly 7%, West Texas Intermediate crude futures rebounded slightly in early morning trading Friday, yet U.S. producers continued to take a hit on the market.
Pioneer Natural Resources (PXD) stock is rising in pre-market trading on Wednesday after Credit Suisse increased its price target on shares.
Pioneer Natural Resources Company (NYSE:PXD) today announced that Tim Dove, President and Chief Operating Officer, will present at the J.
With oil's downside defined and the upside meaning less to the stocks, there's a lot to like here.
Cramer shares his views on 'Brexit' and oil, and questions how toxically unlucky 'natural and organic' can be. Chipotle, Continental Resources and Whole Foods are among the stocks discussed.
Jim Cramer talks about how there's still some life in tech, but he's not so sure about Viacom.
Adding rigs in 2016 and selling stock to fund a Permian asset deal are votes of confidence in oil prices from one of the country's smartest operators, TheStreet's founder says.
Look for lower prices for PXD, possibly in the $150-$135 area.
Even with a poor week for commodities, 9 oil rigs and 1 gas rigs were added in the U.S., a sign the industry is confident despite the recent turn.
Jim Cramer says Pioneer Natural Resources' offering of 5.25 million shares on Thursday likely means oil prices aren't headed lower.
To believe that oil can go back up, Pioneer's stock must hold around these levels.
Operators in the Permian and Marcellus/Utica have the best prospects while those in the Haynesville, Barnett and Eagle Ford are the most challenged, CreditSights says in a report.
To believe that oil can go back up, Pioneer's stock must hold around these levels.
Everyone wins in this battle as high-quality stocks become more attractive, Cramer says.
As oil slides, tension builds over possible exit of U.K. from European Union.
I'd much rather have the company that will survive if I'm only moderately right.
Markets fell Thursday amid central bank and Brexit uncertainty.
Some producers plan to put rigs to work later this year, but analysts have serious concerns that others, like heavily levered COP, could be in trouble if commodity volatility continues.
Pioneer Natural (PXD) stock is dropping on Thursday morning after the company agreed to acquire about 28,000 acres from Devon Energy (DVN).
Pioneer Natural Resources Company (NYSE:PXD) ("Pioneer" or the "Company") today announced that it has priced an underwritten public offering of 5.
CEO and president Dave Hager said the asset sales are highly accretive and conclude its non-core divestiture program ahead of schedule.
Pioneer Natural Resources Company (NYSE:PXD) ("Pioneer" or the "Company") today announced that it is commencing an underwritten public offering of 5.
Pioneer Natural Resources Company (NYSE:PXD) ("Pioneer" or "the Company") today announced that it has signed a purchase and sale agreement with Devon Energy Corporation to acquire approximately 28,000 net acres in the...


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LUKE Lewis says the inspiration of the makeshift Cronulla side who almost pulled off one of the biggest boilovers in NRL history can be a catalyst for lifting the beleaguered club from the doldrums.
Hard-hit by doping bans and injury, a never-say-die Sharks team containing seven players with just 10 first grade appearances between them made a huge impression when they only lost 21-20 in golden point to star-studded North Queensland in Townsville on Monday.
Bookies had given the Sharks an enormous +30.5 start to win the game — the biggest to any side since 1999 — and they were only denied by a field goal from Johnathan Thurston in the extra period. Lewis, who missed the game due a hamstring and knee problems, said on Thursday the performance of a team rated as no-hopers lifted the whole club in a season that has lurched for one crisis to another.
"It was awesome to sit back as a player and watch the boys, the way they have come together and then played so well on Monday night," Lewis said.
"There were guys who played probably three or four first grade games and they were coming up against a North Queensland side that have won eight or nine on the trot up there.
"I think we are certainly going to be a lot better for it next year."
As a club the Sharks are no strangers to dramas but 2014 has been particularly taxing with coach Shane Flanagan suspended by the NRL for a year due to the club's governance issue under his watch in the 2011 season.
Reluctant stand-in coach Peter Sharp quit mid-season leaving rookie under-20s coach James Shepherd to take the reins.
Skipper Paul Gallen, Nathan Gardner, John Morris, Wade Graham and Anthony Tupou were then suspended following the long-running ASADA probe.
"I haven't experienced a season like it," Lewis said.
"I think you have to go through tough times to enjoy the good times. But the good times are ahead."
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Goodwin leads Cheshire fightback
Cheshire battled back after a tough start to the Minor Counties Championship final against Buckinghamshire at Slough CC.
Gunning to win their fourth championship title in nine seasons, Cheshire lost the toss and the hosts benefited from a flat pitch to post a respectable 369 for five from their allotted 90 overs.
But some excellent batting from opening pair Warren Goodwin and Rick Moore saw Cheshire finish the day in style as they ended on 77 without loss from 17 overs.
Chester Boughton Hall opener Goodwin finished unbeaten on 37, while opening partner Rick Moore, who plays for Oulton Park in the Cheshire County League, was not out on 25 at the close of play.
Earlier in the day Cheshire's bowlers toiled hard to take wickets on a placid pitch, but perseverance paid off for Oulton Park off-spinner Nathan Dumelow as he returned figures of 2-126 from 30 overs, while Neston seamer Chris Finegan also impressed with a 2-70 return from 20 overs.
Bowdon's left-arm opening bowler Adam Syddall also claimed a wicket as he finished with a 1-83 return from 18 overs.
Off-spinners Dan Berry, from Hyde, and Alderley Edge seamer Jason Whittaker worked hard for the Cheshire cause, while part-time off-spinner David Hurst, who plays with Finegan at Neston, also got a chance to bowl an over, but it was always going to be difficult to take wickets on a batsman friendly pitch.
That said Cheshire were left counting the cost of a dropped catch. Opening batsman Fahim Quershi, playing on his home club ground, had made 30 when Syddall unfortunately dropped him off Dumelow's bowling.
The left-handed Qureshi, who has represented Middlesex 2nd XI, went on to make an impressive 162 from 267 balls. His innings included 23 fours.
Having dismissed other opener Richard Hopwood for 35, with the score on 77, Quershi and Bucks skipper Jason Harrison then shared in a second-wicket partnership of 154 as the hosts built themselves a strong position by tea on the opening day.
With 15 overs left when the two teams returned, Cheshire did well to restrict Bucks to under 400 having been well-placed for a much bigger score.
Harrison, who played for Lincolnshire when Cheshire shared the title with them in 2001, was out for 101, his 170-ball innings included 10 fours and two sixes.
Bucks vice-captain Paul Sawyer also chipped in with a useful 39 in the closing overs, while 25 runs came as extras.
That left Cheshire to bat 17 overs and avoid the loss of any wickets - and Goodwin and Moore dug deep to make sure this year's Western Division winners start with all ten of their wickets in tact ahead of the second day's play.
"We had to work really hard in the field, it was a hard pitch for the bowlers, but I thought we stuck at it really well," reflected Cheshire skipper Andy Hall, appearing in his fourth championship final.
"It's a very flat pitch, if we'd have won the toss we'd have batted, but we need well to restrict them [Bucks] to under 400, that could have easily happened.
"And it was really important we didn't lost any wickets, Warren and Rick batted really well to see us to the close.
"They scored quickly as well, so hopefully tomorrow we can have another good start and get a decent total on the board."


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When Silas Marner is wrongly accused of crime and expelled from his community, he vows to turn his back upon the world. He moves to the village of Raveloe, where he remains an outsider and an object of suspicion until an extraordinary sequence of events, including the theft of his gold and the appearance of a tiny, golden-haired child in his cottage, transforms his life. Part beautifully realized rural portraiture and part fairy tale, the story of Marner's redemption and restoration to humanity has long been George Eliot's most beloved and widely read work.
The isolated, misanthropic, miserly weaver Silas Marner is one of George Eliot's greatest creations, and his presence casts a strange, otherworldly glow over the moral dramas, both large and small, that take place in the pastoral landscape that surrounds him.
Introduction by Rosemary Ashton
(Book Jacket Status: Jacketed)
About the Author
George Eliot was the pseudonym for Mary Anne Evans, one of the leading writers of the Victorian era, who published seven major novels and several translations during her career. She started her career as a sub-editor for the left-wing journal The Westminster Review, contributing politically charged essays and reviews before turning her attention to novels. Among Eliot s best-known works are Adam Bede, The Mill on the Floss, Silas Marner, Middlemarch and Daniel Deronda, in which she explores aspects of human psychology, focusing on the rural outsider and the politics of small-town life. Eliot died in 1880.
Rosemary Ashton is Professor of English at University College, London. Her books include "The German Idea" (1980), "George Eliot" (1983), "Little Germany" (1986) and "G.H. Lewes: A life" (1991).
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"More strikingly than in any other novel, George Eliot combines pastoral, symbolic, legendary elements with a rooted local setting and an evocation of ordinary lives and credible moral choices. It is a fine Shakespearian-Wordsworthian story of loss and restoration . . . Silas Marner is a compound of English life rendered with 'rich density of detail,' as Henry James described it, and the imaginative patterning of romance and myth."
—from the Introduction by Rosemary Ashton
"I think Silas Marner holds a higher place than any of the author's works. It is more nearly a masterpiece; it has more of that simple, rounded, consummate aspect. . .which marks a classical work."
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers: As expected, the Buccaneers have gotten rid of Super Bowl-winning quarterback Brad Johnson.
The Buccaneers released four players, including
Johnson, who led them to a victory in Super Bowl XXXVII over the
Oakland Raiders.
Johnson, 36, signed with the Buccaneers as a free agent in 2001
and led them to a Super Bowl title the following year, passing
for 3,049 yards and 22 touchdowns with six interceptions for a
rating of 92.9.
Also, the Buccaneers released receiver Joe Jurevicius,
cornerback Mario Edwards and linebacker Ian Gold.
The moves helped general manager Bruce Allen clear more than
$7.4 million in salary cap space.
New England Patriots: Three-year veteran offensive tackle Brandon Gorin, who started 10 games for the Super Bowl champions in 2004, has signed a three-year contract extension with the team, ESPN.com has learned.
The contract is worth at least $2.5 million but it's total value can escalate to $5.1 million if Gorin retains his starting job. Without an extension, Gorin would have been a restricted free agent, and New England likely would have retained a right of first refusal on him by making him a one-year qualifying offer.
Gorin, 26, assumed the starting role when right tackle Tom Ashworth was sidelined by a severe back problem in late October that subsequently ended his season. In addition to his 10 starts in the regular season, Gorin started all three of New England's playoff victories, including their Super Bowl XXXIX win. He is expected to compete with Ashworth for the starting job in training camp.
Dallas Cowboys: Three-time Pro Bowl linebacker Dexter Coakley was released on Tuesday.
Coakley, one of the smallest linebackers in the league at
5-foot-10, 236 pounds, would have been due a $500,000 roster bonus
if he was still on the team Wednesday.
Coach Bill Parcells also prefers bigger linebackers, especially
if the Cowboys make the expected switch to a primary three-man
The 32-year-old Coakley started all 16 games last season, but
shared significant time with Bradie James, selected in the second round of the 2003 draft by Parcells. A third-round pick in 1997, Coakley started all 127 of his games and is fourth on the Cowboys' career tackles list with 1,046.
It was unclear whether the Cowboys tried to restructure the
six-year, $25 million contract that Coakley signed after the 2000
season. Coakley's agent, Pat Dye, didn't return phone messages
Pittsburgh Steelers: Linebacker Larry Foote avoided being a restricted free agent by signing a five-year, $13.43 million contract that included a $3.25 million signing bonus.
Foote, a restricted free agent, started all 16 games in 2004 and both playoff games after replacing injured starter Kendrell Bell. The inside linebacker had 78 tackles and three sacks last season.
Foote, who joined the Steelers in 2002 as a fourth-round draft pick, was the first of the team's restricted free agents to
re-sign. The team also has made qualifying offers to running back
Verron Haynes, safety Chris Hope, defensive end Brett Keisel, wide
receiver Lee Mays and kicker Jeff Reed.
Oakland Raiders: The Raiders released offensive lineman Frank Middleton, safety Ray Buchanan and tight end Roland Williams to get under the salary cap limit by Tuesday's deadline.
Buchanan, due to make $1 million this season, is a likely
candidate to be re-signed by the team for less money after he
started all 16 games at free safety last season and became a
defensive leader.
Middleton ended last season on injured reserve with a torn left
quadriceps muscle. He said after the season he expects to be fully
recovered by training camp and hoped the Raiders would keep him
around. But the team certainly considered him a financial risk
since he has a $2 million salary for the upcoming season.
Williams played for the Raiders in 2001 and during the team's
Super Bowl season of '02, though he was plagued by injuries most of
that season. He returned to the team last year but was again
limited by injury.
Houston Texans: The Texans reached a four-year, $7 million contract with cornerback DeMarcus Faggins, who was scheduled to become a restricted free agent.
Faggins developed as a dependable third cornerback last season, and the Texans wanted to give him a good contract in return for his efforts.
Jacksonville Jaguars:
Jaguars safety Donovin Darius signed his one-year, $4.935 million franchise tender, ending chances of him being a holdout. Darius' decision to sign the tender could mean one of two things. One, he could stay a Jaguar with a guaranteed contract. Secondly, he can be traded quickly. The Lions are interested in a possible trade for Darius.
Green Bay Packers: The team cut left guard Mike Wahle to gain $11 million of cap room.
The team also cut center Grey Ruegamer, who filled in when Mike
Flanagan went down with a season-ending knee injury in the first
month of last season.
The Packers re-signed wide receiver/kick returner Antonio Chatman and defensive end R-Kal Truluck to one-year deals and they
tendered offers to six restricted free agents: tackle Kevin Barry,
running back Najeh Davenport, defensive end Aaron Kampman,
linebacker Paris Lenon and quarterbacks Craig Nall and J.T. O'Sullivan.
Wahle was the Packers' starter at left guard for the last four
seasons and played in 103 consecutive games. He helped the Packers
establish franchise records in total net yards (6,357) and net
passing yards (4,449), and its franchise low for sacks allowed
But because of the way his contract was structured, his cap
number for 2005 was a prohibitive $11.337 million, second only to
quarterback Brett Favre.
San Francisco 49ers: The team terminated defensive end Brandon Whiting's contract Tuesday after he failed a physical, cutting ties with the oft-injured defensive end acquired last year in the Terrell Owens trade.
Whiting was sent to San Francisco by the Philadelphia Eagles
last March in exchange for Owens, who missed his chance to become a
free agent because of a paperwork mix-up.
Whiting played just five games for the 49ers after getting a
late start on training camp because of a back injury. He tore a
knee ligament in late October and missed the rest of the season.
Whiting was a starter during parts of his six seasons in
Philadelphia, with 16 1/2 sacks in 88 games. The 49ers are expected to
use a 3-4 defensive alignment next season under new coach Mike
Nolan, reducing their need for depth on the defensive line.
Buffalo Bills: Pat Williams became a free agent when the team failed to re-sign him before the start of the free agency period, the defensive tackle's agent told The Associated Press.
Angelo Wright said he expects his client, a four-year starter
with the Bills, to sign with another team now that the NFL's
free-agency period opened Wednesday.
The Bills were also expected to lose starting offensive tackle
Jonas Jennings, who said Tuesday he was convinced there was no
chance the team would re-sign him.
Their losses represent a significant blow to a team that was
considered on the rise, finishing 9-7 last year, missing the
playoffs after a season-ending loss to Pittsburgh.
Seattle Seahawks: The team tendered contract offers to all five of the team's restricted free agents.
Cornerback Kris Richard, safety Terreal Bierria, defensive tackle Rocky Bernard, tight end Ryan Hannam and safety Marquand Manuel received the offers.
The Seahawks can match any offer the five free agents receive from other teams. If any of the five sign with another team, Seattle will be compensated with a draft pick from the round in which the player was originally drafted.
Miami Dolphins: Nick Saban completed his initial staff , hiring Detroit Lions assistant Richard
Smith as defensive coordinator.
The 49-year-old Smith is a 17-year NFL coaching veteran and
spent the past two seasons as the assistant head coach and
linebackers coach with the Lions.
"He is one of the most respected coaches in the league, who
possesses a wealth of knowledge and experience," Saban said. "I
coached with him in Houston in 1988 and 1989, and I've always
thought he was one of the best coaches I've had the chance to work
Before joining the Lions, Smith spent six seasons as linebackers
coach for the San Francisco 49ers, where he tutored four Pro
Bowlers: Julian Peterson in 2002, Winfred Tubbs in 1998 and Ken
Norton, Jr. and Lee Woodall in 1997.
Smith also coached with the Denver Broncos (1993-96) and Oilers
(1988-92). A Fresno State alumnus, he also coached collegiately at
Arizona, California, Cal State-Fullerton and Rio Hondo (Calif.)
Junior College.
Information from ESPN.com senior NFL writers John Clayton and Len Pasquarelli and The Associated Press was used in this report.


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Most people who came of age in the 90s remember the show "Baywatch". The vision that probably pops into most people's minds are the lifeguards in the red bathing suits running along the beach in slow motion. Pamela Anderson was one of the most popular characters on the show "Baywatch", from 1992 until 1997. Pamela Anderson's image is synonymous with the show.
Pamela Anderson was born in Ladysmith, British Columbia, Canada, and was the daughter of working class parents. She graduated in 1985 and moved to Vancouver, British Columbia to become a fitness instructor. In a turn of luck, Pamela was discovered on a jumbotron at a B.C Lions Football game wearing a Labatt's beer T-shirt, and so she briefly became the beer company's spokesmodel. After this event, Pamela went on to pose in Playboy magazine and decided to have plastic surgery to enhance her bust line several times.
In 1992, Pamela got the role as C.J. Parker on "Baywatch". The show was mainly about a group of lifeguards working on the beaches of Malibu in Los Angeles County and their subsequent social lives. Pamela fit right in with her blonde hair and fit body. Her character in the show was described as a kindhearted person, with a penchant for upholding the law and always treating others well. Her role was also that of a hopeless romantic, although her character was still portrayed as a competent and sensible lifeguard. There has been much fodder over the actual importance of her character on the show, as many people believe it was her looks alone that made her character so popular.
In fact, Pamela Anderson and her role on Baywatch likely came about because she related to the character, who, just like her, had an interest in anything new age, such as crystals, dream interpretation and meditation. Pamela's character was also very athletic, and had a passion for sports and the outdoors. There is no doubt that the role on Baywatch was what catapulted Anderson to international fame, as well as the show.
Pamela Anderson's television success with Baywatch definitely kept her in the limelight, as well as her appearances in Playboy magazine. Pamela has appeared on the covers of Playboy more than any other model, and her relationship with the magazine spans twenty years. Pamela's luck ran out when she tried to translate her success to the big screen. She had several flops in the theaters such as, "Barb Wire". She did hit more television success with a new series in 1998 called "VIP" which ran for about four years. On the show, which was an action/comedy, Pamela was able to engage in some humor, mocking her image as the blonde bombshell. Pamela has also appeared on hit shows such as "Saturday Night Live" and "The Nanny".
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Use these engaging resources and activities to support faith action on climate change in your community!
These sermons and small group studies can help foster healthy dialogue about the causes and consequences of climate change. The songs and prayers can help open up space for understanding and accepting personal responsibility for the injustices of a changing climate.
- Understanding the issue: Climate Change 101 (PDF).
Sermons, Prayers, and Hymns:
- Sample sermons
- Justice in the here and now (PDF) by Bishop Don Bolen.
- Restoration is Coming (PDF) by Kyle Meyaard-Schaap.
- Notes for Preaching on Climate Change (PDF) by Mardi Tindal.
- A Sermon on the Environment (PDF) by Paul Ladouceur.
- This is Our Time (PDF) (video below) by the Very Rev. Dr. Bill Phipps.
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- A prayer card to share (JPEG)
- Intercessory Prayers composed by Karri Munn-Venn (PDF)
- Intercessory Prayers composed by Sr. Marlene Kelly, GSIC (PDF)
- Ideas for time in climate justice prayer (PDF)
- Hymn suggestions (PDF) with environmental themes.
Small Group Reflection and Discussion:
- Small group discussion starters and activities (PDF).
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- Video: Begin With a Place You Love (YouTube).
- Video: From Interest to Action (YouTube).
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Romans 9
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Romans 9 teaches us that it is not natural children that are God's children, but rather children of the promise. The promise comes through faith in Christ not by works of the Law. He uses the example of the Israelites, who pursued righteousness by the law without obtaining it, and Gentiles, who pursued it by faith and obtained righteousness through Jesus Christ. Chapter 9 is a sobering call that faith in Christ alone saves us.
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- Sorrow and Unceasing Anguish in Heart—Romans 9:1-3
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- Children of the Promise—Romans 9:8
- At The Appointed Time—Romans 9:9
- God's Purpose in Election—Romans 9:10-13
- Is God Unjust? Not at All!—Romans 9:14-15
- Not Dependant on Man's Effort But God's Mercy—Romans 9:16
- Raised For the Purpose of Displaying God's Mighty Power—Romans 9:17-18
- Pottery Used For Noble Purposes and Common Use—Romans 9:19-21
- Objects of His Wrath and Objects of His Mercy—Romans 9:22-23
- I will Call Them My People Who Are Not My People—Romans 9:24-26
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The Great Mouse Detective Mystery in the Mist Edition | Blu-ray Review
October 22, 2012 by admin - Jennifer
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Item Reviewed: The Great Mouse Detective Mystery in the Mist Edition Blu-ray
For the first time ever on Blu-ray, you and your family can unlock the clues to go on a great big adventure with Disney's clever little hero. From the creators of The Princess and the Frog and The Little Mermaid comes the greatest little mystery in history in this 2-Disc Combo Pack.
When the diabolical Professor Ratigan kidnaps London's master toymaker, the brilliant master of disguise Basil of Baker Street and his trusted sidekick Dawson try to elude the ultimate trap and foil the perfect crime.
With perfect picture, perfect sound and two ways to watch, this family classic on Disney Blu-ray proves big heroes come in small packages!
Bonus Features:
- "So You Think You Can Sleuth" – Viewers get an introduction to private investigating to kick off the "Great Mouse Detective" film.
- "The World's Greatest Criminal Mind" Sing-A-Long Song – young fans can sing along with Vincent Price to the song's villainous vocals.
- "The Making of the Great Mouse Detective" – In this bonus feature, fans get a behind the scenes look at this classic film.
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'Basketball Wives' Kenya Moore & Suzy Ketcham threw down last week, and you won't believe what these two were fighting over? Wait for it……Meatballs!! Yeah you read that right!!
TMZ reports that a fight between the two ladies happened at a restaurant in LA and was caught on tape.The ladies are currently taping season 5 of Basketball Wives. Kenya was fired from the show last year but brought back to this season to settler her 'beef' with Suzie.
MUST READ: Kenya Bell Racks Up In Divorce
The brawl took place after Suzie threw her plate of meatballs across the table to hit Kenya. Sources say Kenya came after Suzie swinging. Both ladies were physical. Producers stepped in and broke up the fight. According to the sources Evelyn Lozada and Tami Roman walked away from the scene and wanted no part of the action. (Smart move!)
Police were not called to the scene.
MUST READ: "Basketball Wives" Kenya Bell Accused Of Blowing $110,000 On Plastic Surgery
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New Super Mario Bros. U: 1080p support confirmed
New Super Mario Bros. U launches alongside Wii U on November 30th in the UK. THe good news for fans of massive tellies is that the game will support 1080p.
The game was shown at recent showcases running in 720p, but Eurogamer reports that the game's official website states, "Experience Mario like never before… in full 1080p HD, only on the Wii U console!"
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FAIR HAVEN Select Board meetings in Fair Haven will now be held at 7 p.m. every other Monday instead of every other Tuesday starting March 18.
The board made the change during a restructuring meeting Wednesday following town meeting elections.
Board Chairman Christopher Cole said the change is necessary because the town manager may serve as the towns alternative representative on the Rutland Regional Planning Commission, which meets Tuesday once a month.
At Wednesdays special meeting, the board also said it is looking for volunteers interested in representing the town as a member of the RRPC board and on the Rutland Regional Transportation Council.
Anyone interested should send a letter of interest to the town manager.MORE IN This Just InNORTH BENNINGTON Two public meetings, in North Bennington and Shaftsbury, have been set for... Full StoryThe Board of Aldermen has endorsed a major jump in city pension funding. Full StoryHUBBARDTON The annual celebration of Hubbardton has been moved to Sunday due to the weather... Full Story
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The St. Johns County Commission this week approved the hiring of a new Library System Director to replace retiring Mary Jane Little.
Debra Rhodes Gibson, who currently serves as coordinator for the Northeast Texas Library System director in Garland, Texas, was recommended to the commission by County Administrator Michael Wanchick and the Library Advisory Board.
She is a graduate of the University of Michigan and Western Michigan University. She worked for eight years as director of Palm Harbor Library in Palm Harbor, then worked nine years as library services manager for Sumterville.
Gibson's first day on the job will be Dec. 3.
Little plans to retire Jan. 31 after 16 years of service. That date gives the library system a transition period of nearly two full months. Little said she enjoyed her tenure as director and is confident Gibson will provide good service to the county.
A luncheon is planned for noon, Dec. 4, at the World Golf Village Convention Center for the public and library staff to recognize Little for her years of service and to introduce and welcome Gibson to the community.
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Late last week I purchased Thomas Mapfumo's Chimurenga Forever ("chimurenga" means revolution) to enjoy two songs that were missing from the "black Africaâ playlist in my music machine: one, "Hondo" (Shona's meaty word for war) and, two, "Nyarara Mukadzi Wangu" (which is an excellent fairy tale about a young woman who is tricked into marrying a giant snake by an old evil woman who adopted the giant snake as her son). After exhausting those songs, I looked around the CD and discovered a third, "Hanzvadzi" ("Sisterâ), which I immediately recognized as one of Mapfumo's highest artistic achievementsnot only because of its story, which concerns a woman who is upset with her unloving husband and warns him that "there are other animals in the wild," but also because of the sheer brilliance of its lead guitar.
Like all of Thomas Mapfumo's best songs, "Hanzvadzi" is an Afro-pop tune that's built on the traditional rhythms of the mbira (thumb piano). The actual function of the mbira is to bring into presence the spirits of men and women from a world that has long vanished (mbira dzavadzimu), a world that was not timeless but moved at a much slower pace of time. Old mbira music speaks to this old time that was organized by the seasons (dry and wet), ruled by kings and heroes, and haunted by evil forests and spirit lions (mhondoro). The one thing that Zimbabwe shall remember Thomas Mapfumo for is being the first man to properly fix onto the rhythms of this ancient music the modern pulse of electric guitars.
The lead guitar in this particular song, "Hanzvadzi," made a captive of my imagination. I listened to it over and over again trying to attain some understanding of its beauty. I finally determined it to be this: Like the structure of the song as a whole, the guitar playing is a combination of the new and old, or, to put it more graphically, one side of its sound looks back at (and draws from) the traditional mbira rhythms while the other side looks at (and is drawn to) the future. The guitarist plays this fusion in units of tightly packed notes that oscillate between being clear and being worried. The mind making this music was the mind of a genius. And the more I listened to his playing, the more I wondered why he wasn't as famous and celebrated as Mapfumo. How could Zimbabwe leave such an original intelligence unrecognized? And then it hit me: I actual met the guitarist 10 years ago during a Mapfumo show in Ballard. I also remembered that he stole the whole show from Mapfumo. The audience could not get enough of his brilliance. Whenever he launched into a solo, everyone in the hall would stop dancing and watch him with the sort of amazement that certain animals find themselves in when siphoned out of the darkness by the powerful beams of an approaching truck.
I soon learned the guitarist's name, Ashton "Sugarâ Chiweshe, and after the show, my cousin, Farayi, invited him to his place for food and booze. Ashton accepted the offer and we spent a wonderful evening with the geniushe was jovial, modest about his gift, and, like all Zimbabwean men, a heavy drinker. As the sun began to rise, Ashton, now far beyond his 10th beer, told us a little story that established a permanent image in my memory: While performing on a stage next to a popular beach in Northern California, Ashton turned and watched the burning ball of the sun sink into the Pacific Ocean. "Boys, I had reached the end of the world,â he said to us. "I'm telling you: This was as far as I could go. There was nowhere else to put my best foot forward. That ocean just finished me. â
On the Saturday I rediscovered Ashton in the "Hanzvadzi" song, I called my cousin, Farayi, hoping to learn what became of the great guitarist. (I never saw or heard from him again after that night.)
"It didn't turn out good for Ashton,â my cousin said.
"What happened to him,â I asked?
"Well, after that show in Ballard he got fired. Mapfumo was tired of being upstaged by [Ashton]. He then ended up drifting around South Africa, looking for work. Once, he even called me begging for money. He was in Cape Town and broke down to the last penny. The guy died in 1999. AIDS got him. Very sad, very sad.â
Like Alexander the Great on the summit of the Hindu Kush Mountains, Ashton "Sugarâ Chiweshe made it to the end of the world and never came back.


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Journal of Risk and Uncertainty
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Losers and losers: Some demographics of medical malpractice tort reforms
- Andrew I. FriedsonAffiliated withDepartment of Economics, University of Colorado Denver
- , Thomas J. KniesnerAffiliated withCenter for Policy Research and Department of Economics, Syracuse UniversityDepartment of Economics, Claremont Graduate UniversityIZAMaxwell School of Syracuse University Email author
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Our research examines how recent reforms have affected a key aspect of patients' implicit insurance present in medical malpractice torts. Specifically, we estimate how non-economic damages caps affected pre-trial settlement speed and settlement amounts. Maximum entropy (most likely) quantile regressions emphasize that the post-reform settlement effects most informative for policy evaluation differ greatly from OLS (mean) estimates and clarify the conclusion emerging. In particular, the effect of the tort reform here can best be thought of as a 25% tax on the asset value of settlements that exempts settlements involving infants. The social welfare effects of tort reform are less clear than the asset reduction effects due to likely health state dependent utility.
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- Title
- Losers and losers: Some demographics of medical malpractice tort reforms
- Journal
Journal of Risk and Uncertainty
Volume 45, Issue 2 , pp 115-133
- Cover Date
- 2012-10
- 10.1007/s11166-012-9152-6
- Print ISSN
- 0895-5646
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- 1573-0476
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- Springer US
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- Medical malpractice
- Tort reform
- Texas closed claims
- Damage caps
- Quantile regression
- Maximum entropy
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- Andrew I. Friedson (1)
- Thomas J. Kniesner (2) (3) (4) (5)
- Author Affiliations
- 1. Department of Economics, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, CO, 80217, USA
- 2. Center for Policy Research and Department of Economics, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, 13244-1020, USA
- 3. Department of Economics, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA, 91711, USA
- 4. IZA, Bonn, Germany
- 5. Maxwell School of Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, 13244-1020, USA


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Anna Therese Day and three other unnamed American journalists were detained in Bahrain while covering the fifth anniversary of the Arab Spring uprising.
Steven Sotloff is an American journalist seen at the end of ISIS' James Foley beheading video. ISIS says Sotloff's life "depends on Obama's next decision."
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The coroner report for the autopsy of journalist Michael Hastings has found traces of methamphetamine in his system at the time of death.
Nate Silver moves from The New York Times to ESPN, where he will take with him political analysis site FiveThirtyEight.com.
The pioneering journalist was 92.
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IAN HENSCHKE: You'd think it was a licence to make money -- running the AFL Hall of Fame in the spiritual home of football, Melbourne.
But it's been a disaster -- just two months after opening this year, the $14 million venture closed with debts of $2 million.
The administrator appointed to rescue the venture is trying to attract a buyer to keep it operating, but many face losing large sums of money.
Josephine Cafagna reports on how disaster came out of what seemed to be a certain money-spinner.
JOSEPHINE CAFAGNA: Its aim was to become a Melbourne icon.
In Australia's football-mad city, the AFL Hall of Fame and Sensation was to be part of the tourist trail not be missed, where the history, heritage and tradition of Aussie rules met the high-tech interactive future.
MARK MENTHA, KORDA MENTHA: I think the directors were great visionaries in terms of what they put together.
They're perfectionists in terms of the way they've put it together and it's a world-class facility.
JOSEPHINE CAFAGNA: When corporate rescuer Mark Mentha is on the scene, he's there to pick up the pieces of a business gone wrong, which is what's happened to the AFL Hall of Fame and Sensation.
MARK MENTHA: Well, I think quite often, you know, you can set off on a ship and run into stormy weather and I think that any business that starts up has difficulties in getting off the ground and I think the fit-out was the major problem in terms of -- it was probably bigger and grander than they thought.
JOSEPHINE CAFAGNA: Just two months after opening, the $14 million museum and interactive games centre was placed in the hands of administrators after running out of capital, and in severe debt.
Hamish McLachlan, brother of the AFL's commercial operations manager Gillon McLachlan, is one of three businessmen with links to the AFL who set up Spyglass Management.
HAMISH MCLACHLAN, SPYGLASS: Spyglass was formed last year so we could submit a proposal to the AFL to become the licence operator for the AFL Hall of Fame and Sensation.
JOSEPHINE CAFAGNA: Ex-footballer Paul Tuddenham and former AFL consultant Ian Gray are the other members of the Spyglass consortium, awarded the AFL licence to operate the Hall of Fame.
What do you say to suggestions that it was awarded to Spyglass as a sort of jobs for AFL mates?
What do you say to that suggestion?
HAMISH MCLACHLAN: That's how Australia works -- tall poppies and other things -- and I think that's absolutely incorrect, and if people actually have a look at the tenders that were submitted and go through the detail, then anyone saying that would be proven to be wrong, incorrect, ignorant and I deny it.
JOSEPHINE CAFAGNA: Design and floor plan changes led to long delays in opening the centre, which then missed most of the football season.
HAMISH MCLACHLAN: Delays in building was the reason why we couldn't open in March, and we opened in August.
JOSEPHINE CAFAGNA: And whose fault are the delays in building?
HAMISH MCLACHLAN: Oh, I think it's just the nature of the building game.
MAL PADGETT, MAL PADGETT DESIGN: I think last Christmas time they doubled the space to go to what they call Pod C, and when they did that they had to redo everything -- redo, re-engineer the building and the exhibits.
I think that's where it went wrong.
JOSEPHINE CAFAGNA: Mal Padgett is a sole operator who provided all the computer control installations for the Hall of Fame games.
He's owed $38,000.
MAL PADGETT: It's enormous.
It's like working for nothing for three months.
JOSEPHINE CAFAGNA: How do you feel that a lot of creditors won't get their money?
HAMISH MCLACHLAN: Terrible.
JOSEPHINE CAFAGNA: Do you feel any responsibility?
HAMISH MCLACHLAN: Yeah, absolutely.
JOSEPHINE CAFAGNA: The administrator is now looking for a buyer to run the Hall of Fame as a going concern.
The Collingwood Football Club has been mentioned as a potential buyer.
MARK MENTHA: I think all clubs will have an interest in seeing the facility continue.
I'm sure Collingwood is a very well-run club and I am looking forward to the prospect of it being called the Eddie McGuire Hall of Fame.
JOSEPHINE CAFAGNA: The AFL and QV, the operators of the newly developed Queen Victoria site where the Hall of Fame is located, have bankrolled the centre to keep it operating until Christmas.
Mal Padgett and others on the long list of creditors are hoping a buyer will come forward soon and make the project viable, even though it may mean they won't get back what's owed.
MAL PADGETT: Well, that's business, isn't it?
I mean, somebody will make money out of this.
They will take it over and make it work and it will be terrific for everybody, except for us.
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