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The man tapped to restore credibility to the state's Revenue Department in the wake of the hacking of millions of taxpayers' financial records compared the task to stopping a bank robbery.
Security upgrades
Here are some of the steps the Department of Revenue and the Haley administration have taken to upgrade cyber-security. Other measures remain secret:
Steps taken by the Revenue Department:
Installed dual authentication for entry to the computer system.
Encrypted taxpayer Social Security numbers and other key data.
Restructured the department so the head of cyber-security reports directly to the department director.
Restricted computer use to Revenue Department business only.
Hired an outside company to periodically try to hack into the system so upgrades can be made if necessary.
Began daily monitoring of computer system.
Installed an intrusion prevention system.
Cyber-security training for employees.
Contracted with Experian to provide one year of active credit monitoring and lifetime fraud resolution to all affected taxpayers, and one year of active credit monitoring and fraud resolution to all affected minors.
Increased cyber-security by Haley administration for other Cabinet departments:
Every Cabinet agency now has 24/7 computer monitoring.
Many Cabinet agencies now require the director of information technology to report directly to the director.
Every Cabinet agency has dedicated additional resources to fortify its computer system.
Each Cabinet agency has strengthened controls on which governmental agencies have access to its computer system and to assure that appropriate security controls are in place.
The Division of State Information Technology has taken the lead role in setting standard policies and procedures for state agencies.
The Budget and Control Board hired the international accounting firm of Deloitte to audit agencies and make recommendations to the state for coordinated changes.
The state is hiring for the first time a State Chief Information Security Officer.
The Budget and Control Board issued a request for proposals to provide, at state expense, long-term solutions for taxpayers affected by the breach, such as the credit monitoring offered this past year through Experian.
Established a Data Breach Assistance Team composed of dedicated Revenue Department and governor's office staff with the assistance of the S.C. Consumer Protection agency to address public information needs and assist individuals with securing identity protection.
Governor Haley announced free services from both Experian Business and Dun & Bradstreet available to S.C. businesses affected by the breach that alerts them to potential fraudulent activity.
S.C. Department of Revenue, S.C. Office of the Governor
"If you rob a bank and you can't get in, you can't get the money," William Blume said.
And that's what he had to do at Revenue — make it virtually impossible for a hacker to break into the department's computers.
The robber got in last year, but likely couldn't now, he told Gov. Nikki Haley and her Cabinet at a special cyber-security meeting in August.
Unfortunately for 5.7 million current and former South Carolina taxpayers and their dependents, that's little comfort: They remain at risk of fraud for the rest of their lives. The robber already got away with their Social Security numbers and other personal and financial information that can be used to steal their identities to open credit cards and pilfer bank accounts.
Authorities say they don't know of anyone who has lost money as a result of the hacking, but they concede it's likely only a matter of time.
If you moved to South Carolina today and filed a state income tax return, you'd be far safer because of the extensive cyber-security measures that have been taken, But all the millions of hacking victims can do is remain vigilant, watching their financial accounts and taking advantage of state-paid-for credit monitoring.
Blume said the Revenue Department is now about as secure as it can be. But it came at a cost — some $21 million to upgrade computer security and provide one year of free credit monitoring for millions of South Carolinians.
Still, Blume said, it's a constant job of monitoring and upgrading.
To double check, he has hired an outside organization to periodically attempt to hack into Revenue's computers.
"Everybody's going to get hacked. It's not whether you are going to be, but whether you can make it really hard to allow only a best-in-class hacker to get in," Blume said. "This is never-ending. There's somebody out there right now trying to get in. ... I do sincerely think that we're getting there. ... I guarantee we're better off."
"The system is safer, but I can't make them whole," Blume said of the hacking victims.
Watch your back
Lance Spitzner, an internationally recognized expert in cyber-security, said the hacking victims "absolutely" remain at continuing risk. The hacker has their Social Security numbers, he said, and "that's a big one."
What makes it so risky is the combination of personal information in the stolen income tax returns.
"The more information they get on you, the easier it is to commit fraud," Spitzner said. Some cyber-experts call stolen tax returns "the gold mine for the bad guy."
Spitzner, who works with the SANS Institute, a Bethesda, Md.-based information security and education organization, said most people already are at risk of financial fraud. That's because "we're not in custody of our own information," he said, and we're dependent on others to keep us secure.
Those exposed by the hacking "probably already had their identification compromised" by a hacker who got it from any of innumerable other places accessible by the web, everything from online sales to electronic medical records.
Spitzner has given cyber-security advice to numerous federal offices, including the National Security Agency. He said many of those exposed by the hacker already may have been financially victimized. They just don't know it.
For many others it's just a matter of time until the hacker uses the information or possibly sells it to others in the cyber-criminal underworld.
The information could be used by thieves to pull off all sorts of financial havoc: Savings and investment accounts could be pilfered, phony credit cards opened and loans and credit lines could be obtained.
But a ray of sunshine is out there, Spitzner said. The hacking has made many South Carolinians more watchful of their finances.
In this age of computers, online banking and buying and selling, watchfulness is the best protection, Spitzner said.
"In the long run they may be a little more protected."
Crooks are lazy
Three kinds of hackers lurk online: The casual ones who try it now and then just for kicks; the true geeks who love the thrill and the intellectual challenge; and cyber-crooks.
Casual hackers are easy to foil. Dedicated hackers may be impossible to stop. Crooks look for easy kills.
"Bad guys are lazy," Spitzner said. They increasingly aim for soft targets.
That's one reason South Carolina's Department of Revenue got hit. The federal government and most larger businesses have fought back against hackers with ever more effective security. That leaves state and local governments as the next best targets of convenience.
Doug Robinson, executive director of the National Association of State Chief Information Officers, said his organization has warned states for some time that "hackers are targeting states. They have become a new frontier, attractive targets for bad guys."
Robinson testified this year before a South Carolina Senate committee looking at how the state could improve cyber-security. He told senators that efforts the state is taking to centralize security for all agencies would provide a high-degree accountability and reduce risk. State officials say they plan to phase in most departments during the coming months.
"You can't have individual agencies deciding on their own" how to operate their computer security, Robinson said. Preventing that can be a particular problem in decentralized state governments such as South Carolina's, he said. "This is an area they ignore at their peril."
"No state wants to be a poster child for this," but South Carolina's experience has served as a wake-up call for other states, Robinson said.
South Carolina's hacking hit home with the elected and appointed leadership of every state, he said. They clearly see how it can harm public trust and reflect on them.
What political impact the hacking will have will play out in Haley's re-election campaign. Already, her likely challenger, Democratic Sen. Vincent Sheheen, has called it an example of Haley's leadership failure. He characterized Haley's response as "a disaster," and faulted her administration for having failed to take the most basic security precautions.
Haley has said she hopes residents judge her on how aggressively her administration has handled the hacking aftermath and not the hacking itself.
Haley's re-election spokesman Rob Godfrey characterized Sheheen's criticism as "the difference between a lifelong political ambulance chaser like Vince Sheheen and a leader like Nikki Haley."
She blamed the hacking on state departments being too focused on consumer service and accessibility and not focused enough on security. And she has ordered all of her cabinet directors to adopt cyber-security measures similar to those Blume put in place at Revenue.
Active investigation
Max Milien, a spokesman for the U.S. Secret Service, said the agency would have no comment on the hacking investigation. He confirmed only that the Secret Service is involved because of its mission "to safeguard the nation's financial infrastructure and payment systems to preserve the integrity of the economy."
SLED Chief Mark Keel said neither his department nor the Secret Service has been able to confirm any rip-offs as a result of the stolen information.
Keel declined to say how many complaints SLED has checked out, but Blume said he is aware of about 90 cases.
Although none of the cases have been linked to the hacking, Blume conceded that it's almost impossible to know for sure.
Investigators are relatively confident they have narrowed the hacker's location to one country; Keel wouldn't say which one, but other reports have named Russia.
Whether the hacker can be identified and arrested is another question. Cyber-experts say few hackers get caught, especially if they operate from other countries.
Still, Keel offered hope. "It's not a case that we have put on the back burner. It's a case we're working as hard as we can to bring somebody to justice."
Why pick Blume?
Blume is a retired senior tax partner with the global accounting firm of Ernst & Young who already was helping out Haley's administration. He had taken the job as executive director of the state's Public Employee Benefit Authority, a new agency created to bring control to the state's financially troubled employee retirement and health insurance services.
Blume was prepared to leave the Benefit Authority at year's end, when the Charleston native and his wife had planned to resume retirement in their Mount Pleasant home.
In the days after the hacking was revealed last October, the governor's office needed to act with speed and assurance as it coped with public outrage and national embarrassment.
Ted Pitts, a deputy chief of staff for Haley, called Blume and asked him to come to the governor's office the next day to discuss the hacking.
The next morning, Blume walked into Haley's office at the Statehouse and learned that she wanted him to replace Revenue Director James Etter, who had submitted his resignation in the wake of the hacker's attack on his department.
Haley felt Blume could secure Revenue's data and computers and restore public confidence in the sullied agency.
It's the culture
Blume, clad in a blazer, slacks and button-down shirt, and with a head of snow-white hair parted down the middle, doesn't look the part of a cyber-warrior.
But he knows how to manage money, people and information.
He motioned toward the computer screen on his desk at the Revenue Department's West Ashley office. The words "Security is non-negotiable" serve as his screen saver. Blume shook his head side-to-side and asked, "Why does it take an occurrence to happen before you make the moves to make it right?"
If the Revenue Department had taken a couple of relatively inexpensive and simple steps last year, such as use of a dual-password system that costs just $25,000, the hacker likely would not have gotten in, officials said.
Blume motioned toward the words on his computer screen. "That's on everyone's computer."
Putting them there was one of the first things he did.
But he knows that words alone will not guarantee security. The culture of the department had to change. For instance, he said, the people who work at Revenue have to know they are not just tax collectors. "You are a trustee of information and you've got to protect that."
One simple way to do that is to prohibit use of Revenue's computers for anything other than Department business. The computers are monitored daily to make sure that's the case, Blume said.
The hacking occurred because one worker opened a phishing email and clicked on an embedded link that launched malware. The malware is believed to have stolen the worker's username and password to enable the hacker to gain access to millions of taxpayers' personal and financial information.
Blume said the worker who opened that email was a contractor who has been fired, Blume also disciplined 10 to 15 of the department's 800 employees for violating the new computer restrictions. Some of those disciplined employees also were fired, he said.
People have to understand that security is critical; security must to be the bedrock of the department's culture, he said. "I'd rather have buy-in than use the stick."
Constant vigilance
South Carolina's Revenue Department may be far better protected now from hackers, but many other state agencies remain less so.
State Sen. Kevin Bryant co-chaired a committee investigating the hacking, and he doesn't believe the state has done enough to improve security.
The Republican from Anderson supported a Senate-approved bill that mandated high standards for all agencies and made free credit monitoring available for the hacked taxpayers for up to 10 years.
The House did not take up the measure. "I'm very concerned our databases are still vulnerable," Bryant said.
House Speaker Bobby Harrell said he's as outraged today as he was last year when he found out about the hacking.
"It includes me, my wife and two kids. ... As a South Carolina citizen who had his information hacked, I was livid."
As a legislator he was also embarrassed for the state. The Charleston Republican said that, since then, the state has done much of what it can, including hiring the best in the business to fix the Revenue Department and begin necessary measures for all state agencies.
The questions are how to fix what remains going forward, and how to deal with the millions of taxpayers who have been compromised for the rest of their lives, he said.
Even though less than 1.5 million of the hacked taxpayers signed up this past year for the free credit protection the state provided, the Legislature has authorized $10 million more to extend it for another year, Harrell said.
"I think the state is going to have to do that for a long time."
Reach Doug Pardue at 937-5558.
Timeline The hacking and the response
Aug. 13, 2012: Hacker sends a phishing email to several Department of Revenue employees. At least one clicks on an embedded link releasing malware that is believed to have stolen the worker's user name and password.
Aug 27: Hacker uses worker's user name and password to log into the worker's computer and begins exploring various Revenue Department systems and databases.
Sept. 1-12: Hacker obtains user account passwords, searches through numerous Revenue Department systems.
Sept. 13-14: Hacker copies data and transfers it through the Internet.
Oct. 10: U.S. Secret Service notifies South Carolina officials of the breach.
Oct. 12: South Carolina contracts with Mandiant, a cyber-security company, to figure out what happened, recommend quick fixes and long-range security upgrades.
Oct. 19-20: The Revenue Department puts in place Mandiant's recommended quick fixes.
Oct. 26: Gov. Haley holds a news conference to let the public know for the first time that millions of individual South Carolina taxpayers and almost 700,000 businesses have had their personal and financial information stolen. Officials urge taxpayers to sign-up with Experian for credit protection services provided free by the state for one year at a cost of $12 million. Officials also urge taxpayers to take other measures to protect their identity, such as closely watching credit card statements.
Nov. 20: Gov. Haley releases a summary of Mandiant's investigation into how the hacking occurred. It reveals the Revenue Department's cyber-security was minimal and that the hacker was able to get in easily because the computer system lacked dual verification. The report also reveals that the Revenue Department failed to encrypt Social Security numbers and other key data. Haley announces resignation of Revenue Director James Etter effective Dec. 31. Bill Blume, executive director of the Public Employee Benefit Authority, is named as his replacement.
Dec.: State begins sending letters to those whose information was hacked, telling them what happened and what they can do to protect their identity and accounts from theft.
Today: Officials say no known theft of identity or money has been linked to the hacking. The hacking is believed to have originated in Russia. Federal and state investigations continue.
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It's Derby Day -- the best two minutes in sports -- and making a pick has become a tradition.
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Sitting near the photo desk at the Mirror the other day, chief photog J.D. Cavrich asked, "Who's your dad like in the Derby?"
Dave Rudel's legacy in local prognostication was etched in 2003 when he called for Funny Cide, a 15-1 longshot to prevail in the Derby.
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2012: Creative Cause (finished fifth, one of Dad's better predictions in recent years).
2011: Uncle Mo (scratched after prediction hit cyber space)
2010: Line of David (couldn't resist namesake; it finished 18th of 20)
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Based on this run, I'm surprised my dad was even taking calls this week, but he eagerly played along. The conversation went like this:
"Normandy Invasion," he said decisively.
Second in the Wood Memorial, Normandy was a 15-1 shot when Dad made the pick (Thursday night) and is down to a 12-1, still no higher than the fifth seed in the field.
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"I have no idea. Who's your buddy Larry [McAleer] like?"
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#3. Kung FuWhy it's awesome:
Anyone who doesn't enjoy a Resident Evil movie is an idiot, because they knew exactly what they were getting into before they watched it. The movies' mission statement is "Milla Jovovich improbably kicks all zombie ass," and they stay so true to that statement they even have her kick zombies to death despite that being stupid and impossible. Because in the Resident Evil world those are both synonyms for awesome.
Clip dubbed in foreign language, because the words in a Resident Evil movie totally matter.
She goes up against a dead security officer armed with only a cocktail dress. Her first response is to shove both her bare fists at its biting mouth, then leap two meters straight up and jam her leg in there too.
That punch wouldn't even work against a regular corpse.
Either she's trying to confuse its mind by giving it too many limbs to choose from, or she's forgotten that Milla doing splits only stuns living men. Luckily we're more than five minutes into a Resident Evil movie by this point so physics has already given up and gone home. Which is why the standing jump-kick shoves the zombie twice her mass five meters back (to death), instead of bouncing Milla off the door behind her into its open mouth.
You're now a zombie because:
If we have to explain why shoving your naked flesh into a zombie's face is a bad idea, go right ahead. Your intelligence is so low you'd slow even them down, giving the rest of us more time to escape. Even an abrasion would have you T-virused and rotting, although Milla's okay -- the one thing the movie got right is how she's a genetically superior being.
#2. KatanaWhy it's awesome:
A lone hero wields the noble samurai blade against mindless hordes, though if you're the sort of person who says, "noble samurai blade" you'd probably refer to them as sheeple. Be warned that the zombie apocalypse will destroy all your wall scrolls.
Pajamas, sword, I don't see what else I could need!
Swords are cool because all guns are starting pistols for the "Chase the human" zombie marathon. And katana are the coolest swords. Light, fast and ridiculously sharp, the only problem is how the hordes won't give you time to pose dramatically and whisper haiku after each killing stroke. But you'll know that they're dramatically falling slowly in half several seconds after you sprint into the sunset.
You're now a zombie because:
The only monsters less worried about cuts than zombies are zombie lumberjacks. You might as well insult one as slash it. Sure, there's decapitation, but if you can cut through 50 spinal columns in a row then stop showing off, Superman, and enjoy the one time you're actually allowed to burn people with your eyes.
The katana is single edged, so it sucks in a crowd compared to proper swords. It's designed for quick draw because that's how samurai won every argument up to and including "most overly romanticized group of poverty-stricken servants who slept with little boys." Quick draw is the one fighting skill you don't need against zombies. With a decent pair of binoculars you have time to dig a moat against the buggers.
Or use a Suzuki Katana to get the hell out of there.
Katana are also higher maintenance and less useful in survival situations than a Hilton. Real ones need to be polished, powdered and gently sung to in perfect Japanese or they'll rust into flakes, and are ridiculously easy to chip and notch. In the extremely unlikely event of surviving your first zombie crowd you'll be left holding a handle and a foot of what looks like crinkled tin-foil. And it's useless for everything else. Adventuring through the ruins of mankind, you'll need to be able to rip open doors and steal mankind's stuff. Trying to lever open a wooden door with your katana ends with your sword losing a fight against dead tree, never mind dead humans.
When you have to fantasize about the end of society for it to be useful, and still be wrong, you'd be better off using your life-size catgirl pillow as a weapon. At least that'll reactivate the buried instincts of female zombies to move away from you and reduce the horde by 50 percent.
#1. ChainsawWhy it's awesome:
The iconic anti-zombie weapon and the greatest proof that zombie plans are practice for mass murdering. "I'm not saying I will, but if I was to kill thousands of unarmed people who can't run I'd say Leatherface had the right idea." That's the sort of thing you tell psychologists to score a supply of free sedatives.
Because there's no better problem-solving strategy than having drugs AND a chainsaw
Chainsaws work on the dismemberment strategy, the safe bet that the average undead is not Voltron and is therefore harmless when broken into pieces. They're the black hole singularity of zombie movies: Inescapably pulling in every undead for miles and then doing physically impossible things to them.
You're now a zombie because:
Fantastic, you've found a melee weapons which needs to be reloaded. Which means you need to find gas. Two acts no one has ever survived when facing zombies. It's the jumping-split-kicks of movie weaponry: Looks awesome but ignores everything we know about the human body. Chainsaws are designed to cut through trees, not fleshy sacks full of sinewy wiring, and even without jamming it takes far too long. The only animate target which moves slowly enough and wouldn't jam it is an Ent.
Their only defense is kind of hoping you won't.
There's also the range. You can swing other weapons at arm's length, but have to hold the saw close to your body because swinging a chainsaw around saves zombies the bother of tearing out your intestines. They're also the loudest weapon in the entire world, a zomboid dinner invitation: "Lone human, already surrounded, bring friends."
Special Exception: Ashley J. Williams knew exactly what he was doing. When the choice is "chainsaw" or "no hand," chainsaw is the right choice in every situation but masturbation, and every time he used it was a one-on-one combat situation (Ditto the shotgun). We might go around poking holes in movies, but Bruce Campbell's ass-kicking is 100 percent documentary.
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Reader Jeff, which did a considerably amount of research on the FDIC insurance of Dollar Savings Direct [3], recently emailed me a brand new online savings account offering 3.75% APY – Clear Sky Accounts [3]. With a $1 minimum and the top rate amongst online banks, it's certainly going to be a hit amongst personal finance enthusiasts. I wouldn't shift my online savings to Clear Sky from other high yield savings accounts, the transportation time reduces the effective rate tremendously, new funds might find a comfortable home there, especially since they will stand by that 3.75% APY rate through the end of March.
But, a high rate is not enough… is it a reputable bank?
Clear Sky Accounts is offered by Chesapeake Bank, a Kilmarnock, VA bank that is FDIC insured under FDIC Certificate #6862 [4]. According to the FDIC, Chesapeake Bank has been in business since January 1st, 1900 and insured since the start of FDIC insurance in 1934. They have a four star rating under Bankrate's Safe & Sound rankings and their memorandum [5] on the bank shows they are in solid financial standing (strong earnings, high asset quality, etc).
Jeff, in his research, did find one little "catch:"
A possible "catch" to some. I've heard – although I have yet to find it in the small print – that Clear Sky/ Chesapeake has posted a limit of $10,000 per day on external ACH transfers. When I telephoned the Bank (877-257-7594) to ask if this were true, the representative said in effect: "Yes, that is our posted policy, but if you telephone us and ask us to waive that limit for you on a given occasion, we'll try to accommodate you." Put otherwise, the Bank is reserving the right to limit its depositors to $10,000 a day, and it says, in a non-binding way, that it won't necessarily insist on enforcing that policy.
They also have very competitive checking accounts (2.50% APY – 3.25% APY) and competitive certificate of deposit rates (3.30% APY on a 13 month CD would make it one of the "short-term" best CD rates available). If you haven't opened an online bank account anywhere, give Clear Sky from Chesapeake Bank a look. Do your own due diligence and see if it's a good choice for you.


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Using greywater for irrigation so that regular tap water need not be used is an excellent way to save water. The amount of greywater captured and available for irrigation is a function of the greywater system itself and how much water is used indoors.
Simple greywater systems that utilize a bucket in the sink and shower or a hose hooked to the bathtub drain can save a maximum of the capacity of the bucket or bathtub each time it is filled. A carefully designed greywater system that is connected to sinks, tubs, showers, and the clothes washer can create approximately 35 gallons per capita per day or 12,775 gallons per capita per year. A family of four could potentially create an additional 50,000 gallons for use outdoors. This of course assumes that the system works perfectly, all possible fixtures are connected to the system, there is sufficient storage, and very little water is lost in the filtration process.
More realistically, a family of four with a well designed greywater system with nearly all potential fixtures connected could save 30,000 to 40,000 gallons of water per year and in many cases it may be less than this.


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Knew I forgot someone. So the starting roster will probably look something like
Franzen - Datsyuk - Brunner
Cleary - Zetterberg - Sammy
Abdelkader - Helm - Betuzzi
Miller - Emmerton - Tootoo
Kronwall - Ericsson
Kindl - Quincey
Smith - Cola
You trying to troll us? lol
That roster would induce meltdowns of epic proportions here on LGWs.
No DeKeyser, Nyquist, Andersson, Tatar, or big UFA?
The only good thing is thinking about a healthy Helm.
Seriously though, I doubt Holland, even in his most frustrating times, would do this to us.
Also, you'd have to lock up some of those kids in a basement to keep Babcock from opting to play them over guys like Cola and Tootoo, to name a couple.


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To the editor:
Thank you for continuing the editorial of journalists as Cal Thomas, Thomas Sowell, Bill O'Reilly, Pat Buchanan, George Will, Michelle Malkin and your own who attest to the moral decay of our nation.
Aren't people reading and heeding what they say, that our government and many elected leaders are dragging the Christian church and the moral society into the ditch with them?
I have clippings of the above names and Christian giants as Billy Graham, Pat Robertson and others for a long while.
God is not dead and he will judge those who condone the wickedness, corruption and greed of our nation. Psalm 33:12 and Psalm 53:1. May God bless America.
Lawrence Frank


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Spring/Summer 2012:
Here we are at the end of another academic year and the start of the summer semesters. There were many congratulations from family and friends as undergraduate and graduate students finally achieved their academic goals. Approximately 3,600 students crossed the stage to receive their diplomas from the UTSA president, Dr. Ricardo Romo and their respective deans. In addition, graduating students received a certificate and a sash presented by Dr. Jesse T. Zapata at La Despedida. Nineteen graduates and eighteen faculty participated in the 17th Annual La Despedida (The Farewell) Graduation Ceremony at the UTSA Downtown Campus and approximately 240 guests attended.
This spring, we had numerous exciting events on campus. "UTSA – A Top Tier Campaign" officially launched in April with a UTSA style fiesta at the Downtown Campus. This is the first capital campaign in the university's 43 years. The goal is to raise $120 million by 2015 to fund scholarships, aid faculty research, support new institutes and centers, and enrich the student experience. The campaign has already reached 83 percent of its goal.
An evening tribute was hosted by UTSA's College of Architecture, UTSA's Mexico Center, and the Instituto Cultural on February 21st , for Ricardo Legorreta, a renowned Mexican architect who conceived and built the Camino Real Hotel in Mexico City, the MARCO Museum in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, and San Antonio's own Central Library. He passed away on December 30, 2011.
In January, the semester began with eight Edgewood Independent School District elementary schools attending a Grade Transitions Conference co-hosted by the Office of P – 20 Initiatives. The conference focused on a "smooth transition" from elementary to middle school. Workshops included good study habits, choosing the right electives, making great choices, and the importance of a higher education degree. A total of 600 fifth grades attended this event at the Downtown Campus.
This issue of the Downtown Campus E-E-Newsletter features these programs and events as well as many others that have taken place during the spring and start of the summer semesters. We are especially proud of all the faculty and staff who execute these and all programs housed at the UTSA Downtown Campus.
Best wishes for a great summer,
Jesse T. Zapata, Ph.D.
Vice Provost for the UTSA Downtown Campus


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The mission is going badly. My partner and I are both riddled with bullets, and 10 seconds ago I took down a guy by shotgunning his legs as he dashed for cover. It was an efficient kill – but unfortunately the man in question was an innocent civilian. Still, there's no time for me to feel guilty about this: as I round the corner of a run-down shack, I'm greeted by a fresh wave of gunfire.
My vision blurs as the rounds strike home, but through the bloody haze I can just about tell that it's my buddy who's trying to kill me. "FRIENDLY FIRE, FRIENDLY FIRE!" I scream, slumping to the floor in a gory mess. My apologetic co-worker lollops over to help me back on my feet, but as he does he accidentally throws a frag grenade at the floor. A few tense seconds follow as the pair of us yelp and panic, then the mission comes to an abrupt, explosive end.
That pretty much describes my first attempt at getting to grips with Modern Warfare 2's co-operative Spec Ops mode. It was hardly my most professional performance as a games journalist, but it was certainly a hugely enjoyable ride. Previous Call of Duty games have always been chaotic, but it seems that the mad factor ramps up to 10 when there are two of you fighting side-by-side against a mass of 30 bad guys. There's all the unpredictability of standard multiplayer CoD, but there's also a lot of the cinematic atmosphere that the single-player game does so well.
True, there may not be a plot to the 23 missions on offer, but as you and a friend storm through a Brazilian slum - gunning down gangsters, covering each other's backs and coming to the rescue when one of you gets shot – you'll find yourself mentally filling in the blanks. It's like a flashback to childhood, when you ran around with your hands shaped like pistols, yelling 'pyow pyow!'. You're still making up stories as you go, but this time it feels frighteningly real. When one of you takes too much damage, you go into a sort of Last Stand mode: you can crawl about very slowly, and you can defend yourself with a pistol, but if your mate doesn't get to you within a minute or two, you'll bleed to death. It's dramatic stuff, and it's the kind of feature that will provide you with great tales to tell your mates.
The missions in Spec Ops will be split into four groups – Alpha, Beta, Charlie and Delta. Initially only the first set will be available, but as you play through these you'll unlock further challenges via a Rock Band-like system that awards you a number of stars based upon the difficulty you've selected. In addition to changing the usual factors (stamina, enemy damage), increasing the difficulty level will also change your goals. In O Cristo Redentor, the Rio-based level I played, the objective was to wipe out a set number of bad guys without killing too many innocents. On the default setting we had to kill 30 enemies, and no more than six civilians; when we were playing on Hardened, the first number went up to 40 while the second dropped to four – and for added thrills, we also had to deal with attack dogs. It's actually possible for each player to use different difficulty levels, although I'm not clear on how this affects the objectives.
While shooting clearly plays a primary role in MW2's action, the 23 Spec Ops missions use a wide range of formats. There are stages where the only objective is to reach the end of the map in one piece, while others take the form of vehicle races and time trials. During my latest hands on with the game I was also shown a level type that roughly follows the trend set by Gears of War 2's Horde mode. Once again the goal here was to kill off a set number of hostiles, but this time they came at the player in waves, with a notable difference in the ways different enemies behaved.


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The Oral Communication Center (OCC) supports students and faculty in achieving Hamilton College's standard for effective oral communication. The OCC offers credit-bearing courses in applied communication skills, delivers customized course support, conducts communication skills workshops and seminars, and provides one-on-one tutoring and group consultations.
Oral Communication courses help students develop thinking and communication skills necessary for success in Hamilton courses and other professional and social contexts.
Faculty in any discipline may request customized Oral Communication support for their courses. OCC professionals work directly with professors to plan and deliver support that is tailored to the specific needs of the course and the assignment. OCC course support may include collaborating on assignment design, providing training for students in class or in workshops outside of class, developing evaluation tools, and providing feedback to students.
The Oral Communication Center is a member of HILLgroup and coordinates course support with Instructional Technology Services and the Library as needed.
In addition to providing course support, the Oral Communication Center conducts training workshops and seminars that are open to all students and other members of the College community. Each of these sessions typically focuses on a single issue or challenge in oral communication, such as organizing a presentation, using PowerPoint, controlling speech anxiety, etc. Any Hamilton group or unit of the College may request a customized training workshop or seminar.
The OCC also offers support directly to students as they work on class assignments or independent projects. Individuals and groups of students can consult with peer tutors as they prepare oral presentations, debates, group presentations, panel discussions, podcasts, readings, interviews, oral exams, poster presentations, etc.
OCC peer tutors can provide guidance on matters such as organizing presentations, using research sources and creating oral citations, adapting written work for oral presentation; designing and using visual elements (such as PowerPoint slides); improving public speaking, discussion, and interview skills; and managing nervousness.
OCC professional staff offer support to faculty and staff members preparing lectures, conference presentations, and the like.
The Oral Communication Center maintains a library of textbooks and video resources as well as tip sheets on specific oral communication issues. OCC tip sheets are also available on this website. The OCC suite has practice rooms equipped for video recording and review of presentations.
The Oral Communication Center hosted "Hamilton Speaks: Improve Your Public Speaking in Six Minutes or Less," an hour-long, lunchtime event on Oct. 29. It featured student workers, faculty/staff members and visiting professionals, who were each given exactly six minutes to give advice or information on some aspect of oral communication. More ...
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With his 4 goals and assist tonight he already has 14 points in 5 games...
I don't know how the new CBA works regarding juniors, but is he stuck there the whole year? Is he even allowed to play in the AHL this year? IF, he keeps this kind of pace up I would think he would need better competition to continue to develop.


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Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 ReviewSamsung GALAXY Note 10.1 7
7,000 mAh battery into its body, we're able to get by a good day out of the tablet with normal usage. However, if you're more demanding, it's something that'll more than likely require a nightly charge to keep it at a sufficient capacity for the next working day.
Before we get down to the meat and potatoes, let's be frank here folks! The Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 is targeting a very specific demographic, such as graphics designers and artists. For them, this should no doubt be high on their tablet must-have list, since its S-Pen features and functionality are vastly ahead of the curve against the horde of other tablets on the market right now.
However, once you take away that, the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 under the surface is your ordinary middle of the road kind of tablet. Specifically, its design doesn't scream genius, the display isn't high-res, nor does the TouchWiz UX experience greatly differentiate from past offerings. Yeah, we can appreciate that it has been updated with a quad-core processor and all, but when instances of slowdown persist with various operations, it kinda knocks away from its high-end status.
At $500, it's sure to get some quick glances from prospective buyers, but it's really going to be tough considering it's in the same price category as the new iPad and Asus Transformer Prime with a 1080p display. Somehow, if people are able to grasp the full extent of what its S-Pen features can accomplish, the $500 spent on it will undeniably be worth every single penny.
Software version of the AT&T review unit:
Android Version: 4.0.4
Build Number: IMM76D.N8013UEALGB
Kernel Version: 3.0.15-897512-user
Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 Video Review:
- Precise and accurate touch input with the S-Pen
- Preloaded Photoshop Touch app
- Still a lot of value for $500
- Lackluster design
- Instances of choppy performance
- Mediocre photo & video capture quality
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1. CX3NT3_713 (Posts: 2275; Member since: 18 Apr 2011)
Oh phone arena.....
4. neutralguy (Posts: 1152; Member since: 30 Apr 2012)
i hate the fact that they said this
"it's more ordinary than anything else"
It's built in plastic but the design is better than anything else. Seriously, IMO, this design kicks iPad's ass.
"its design doesn't scream genius"
again, the design is great. What's wrong with it? Because it follows the previous tab design from samsung? Or because it doesn't really follow the iPad kind of thing design?
21. RamyRamz69 (Posts: 390; Member since: 12 Dec 2011)
The design doesn't kick the iPad's design or anything...
All tablets look alike to be honest. They're rectangular shaped and have a screen... I don't really care whether it's plastic or aluminum if it's durable.
38. Alphadan (Posts: 8; Member since: 19 Jul 2012)
lol, have you even bothered to watch AndroidPolice videos about this "ipad-kicking" design you are talking about? The back plate BENDS with the slightest of touches... Yeah, i'm sure s**te plastic is better than the aluminium body of the ipad.
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39. dblue45 (Posts: 77; Member since: 26 Aug 2009)
I'd disagree with you! IMO the design is more of a cheap, bigger copy of the HTC Flyer.
2. khmer (Posts: 95; Member since: 21 Jun 2012)
I am waiting to see Galaxy Tab 11.8 on the same chassis and dimensions.
3. neutralguy (Posts: 1152; Member since: 30 Apr 2012)
5. shuaibhere (Posts: 1986; Member since: 07 Jul 2012)
Actually this tablet beat every other tablet in synthetic benchmarks almost in every aspect.....
This is the best multi taking tablet so far with some useful features.....
Worst ever review done by PA....
9. Commentator (Posts: 3692; Member since: 16 Aug 2011)
12. wendygarett (unregistered)
The hype has disappointed pa
6. ricodroid (Posts: 16; Member since: 30 Mar 2012)
True ... i mean you could really tell as if they just wanna say it sucks no matter what .. not saying its the best .. it suits its own people .. i mean i expected more of it .. but still its gorgeous tablet .. a steap ahead for samsung ..
its quite relevant that Phone Arena reviewers are more devious to Apple .. s**t i read their review on the new ipad and its like .. (f**kING AWESOME DUDE f**k EVERYTHING ELSE) .. the new i pad is excellent yeah .. but it has many setbacks .. and these setbacks doesnt make it the best of all .. its makes it better in certain aspects
but when they reviewed the galaxy S3 .. i was like dude that is a s**tty gadget .. but it turns out no .. i have the S3 and its freaking amazing ... a phone of a unqiue style and perfection .. never had issues what so ever .. yet PA says its nothing quite big as it may seem
fair is fair .. but overreaction shuld be avoided if subjective opinion is to be demonstrated
20. shuaibhere (Posts: 1986; Member since: 07 Jul 2012)
Sorry i accidently put u down....anyway +1 for u.....
24. ricodroid (Posts: 16; Member since: 30 Mar 2012)
thanks .. and yeah that happens .. no undos are present lol
25. shuaibhere (Posts: 1986; Member since: 07 Jul 2012)
PA should concern this....lol..
7. kalandershihab (Posts: 57; Member since: 09 Mar 2012)
"Actually this tablet beat every other tablet in synthetic benchmarks almost in every aspect.....
This is the best multi taking tablet so far with some useful features.....
Worst ever review done by PA."
really?? even the graphics of the new ipad??
17. shuaibhere (Posts: 1986; Member since: 07 Jul 2012)
i think you confused between screen and graphics......
I can make calls when i am browsing, can text while gaming, can take notes when class is goin on, and copy text from browser to note without switching between applications, can insert webpage in note and can edit and even insert maps in note, and can do art very efficiently with note 10.11...
What the heck can you do with your ipad....
Just go and stick with your 11 inch mp4 player.....
29. ngo2dd (Posts: 896; Member since: 08 Jul 2011)
The note 10.1 does not have a better GPU then the iPad 3. You links has no iPad 3 benchmarks for the SGX543MP4. and benchmarks mean nothing when it lag. The Verge give is a 6.5
8. hateftotti (Posts: 198; Member since: 03 May 2011)
ipad got 9 with just a misleading screen but this tablet with plenty of cool features just gets 7!!!...
10. bobfreking55 (Posts: 866; Member since: 15 Jul 2011)
actually other sites also review this as average and not worth it.
so, no, I don't think it's a good buy. The S Pen functionality maybe good but it's not worth it. I'd rather stick with my prime, infinity or a new iPad, or probably GNote II.
11. Commentator (Posts: 3692; Member since: 16 Aug 2011)
If people here are mad about a 7 I strongly advise them to stay away from The Verge for awhile...
13. bobfreking55 (Posts: 866; Member since: 15 Jul 2011)
agreed. haha. anyway, I'd still give it a 7. this is still not Samsung's time. their tablet software still sucks bigtime.
come back when they have Exynos 5 and that 2560x1440 screen on a 7" device with a stylus, keyboard and phone features.... don't forget stock Android or a better touchwiz UX ughhhhhh heaaaaven... i'd give that a 10/10 even if I was the most Anti-Samsung site on the internet.
19. shuaibhere (Posts: 1986; Member since: 07 Jul 2012)
That is cuz of it's plastic covering and low screen resolution....
otherwise it's best tablet in terms of functionality, processing power...
For me plastic suits very much....and that pixel density is enough for me cuz we use tablet from a distance...
23. glentomas123 (Posts: 70; Member since: 01 Jun 2011)
So this tech blog is concerned much more with form over function. Wow! Maybe they should write/review for the View with Woopie and that other man on there with the harsh voice.
* Note 10.1 has durable plastic that has no functional drawbacks. Looks decent enough.
* Screen resolution is the new Camera megapixel race. At what point does not matter people. Can you tell a real difference between the ipad2 and ipad3 screens? Most people can't.
33. Raymond_htc (Posts: 430; Member since: 06 Apr 2012)
Screen resolution is not a push factor for me. if its not too worse eg a 3.5 having 320x240........
Most of the time i don't care about the resolution. i want PERFORMANCE....
as they said- ''graphics doesn't make the game.(tablets and smartphones in this case)''
14. 1ceTr0n (Posts: 549; Member since: 20 May 2012)
Still getting paid under the table by Apple I see eh PA? I need to start hanging out at phandroid more I guess....
16. Commentator (Posts: 3692; Member since: 16 Aug 2011)
Because Phandroid is so unbiased, right?
15. Commentator (Posts: 3692; Member since: 16 Aug 2011)
Right idea, Samsung, wrong display. While I love the idea of the S-Pen stylus (if only to make ol' Stevie J. turn a bit more in his grave), I think Samsung's use of a 1280x800 screen disconcerting. It seems like they just took the OG Note's screen and stretched it out to ~4x its size. The S-Pen's advantage of precision and detail seems wasted on a screen where each and every pixel is clearly visible at any given time. To close the gap with a standard paper notebook (whose practical PPI is ∞) they should have at least utilized a 1080p screen, if not larger.
18. xtremesv (Posts: 297; Member since: 21 Oct 2011)
This time I can't agree more with PhoneArena. 800p? All plastic and heavy? Choppy performance? $500? When major competitors have >1080p displays, nice looking aluminum bodies, great performance for the same price. I expected more from Sammy.
22. ghost__uwi (Posts: 175; Member since: 28 Nov 2011)
I wish phonearena disabled comments on the whole. None of the are constructive and just people trolling about android. I think this site would be better with no comments.
26. shuaibhere (Posts: 1986; Member since: 07 Jul 2012)
Just chill my friend...there are more fandroids in this site including me......
Just they are not present now....
PA comment section has more fun than any other website....
And this is considered as main part of website by viewers.....
34. Raymond_htc (Posts: 430; Member since: 06 Apr 2012)
thanks to the on going, unstoppable, unendable chat war with us fandroids and iFans.
30. ricodroid (Posts: 16; Member since: 30 Mar 2012)
while i dont care if apple or samsung are profiting from their products .. i do hope really constructive reviews to be done about things . instead of overreaction ..
31. RomeoJDR (Posts: 244; Member since: 09 Dec 2011)
Man, just as Apple has their share of fanatic sites, it look like this one is drawing in a lot of Samnsungnoids who can't bare hearing any criticism of their beloved phonesmith. This is a fair review pointing out the highs and lows. Sure, some people don't care about build quality, but their are some (like me) who do, so it is fair to point out Samsung's plastic build. Whereas, nobody is going to be put off buy an Apple's build quality or even most HTC's. Some people will favor another product because it looks and feels premium so its relevant to address those areas. Furthermore, relative to the polycarbonate plastic used by HTC and Nokia, Samsung's is cheaper. Just pick up one of those gadgets and the difference is readily noticeable by all who are not blinded by a particular bias. Read the reports of consumers complaining about small cracks in the frames of their S3s. Second, I was a skeptic of the relevance of all the hoopla Apple made over their display in the new iPad but once seeing the beauty of the images in person looking as though they are painted on and all of a sudden it became relevant. Third, this thing blows the benchmarks out of the water, so what was the reviewer smoking by not raving more what Samsung has done? My single core HTC Flyer doesn't stutter when witching screens and this reviewer pointed out that his review unit does. Simple tasks like that is what is called real world performance that will be recognized by the masses. How can such a trivial task cause such hesitation for a device packing such awesome hardware is beyond me, but the product should be graded on actual performance, not specs. Hopefully, a software update release will tackle that issue. On the flip side, I do feel the utility of the digital pen is downplayed and I'm not an artist. It opens up another level of versatility and isn't that what tablets are all about? Combine this tablet with an app like Lecture Notes and you have the best all around tablet for students, or for people who spend a lot of time in meetings, want to avoid printing-signing-faxing documents, photo editors and others of the similar interests. However, Samsung is not the pioneer in bringing the pen up-to-date for today's world as I don't see any difference than the tablets that have been out for awhile utilizing N-Trig tech. Samsung just might be the first to utilize their fanfare and marketing to bring it back to relevance.
35. smallworld (Posts: 484; Member since: 13 Jul 2012)
Get a life.
32. Raymond_htc (Posts: 430; Member since: 06 Apr 2012)
40. u-suck-more (Posts: 529; Member since: 26 Aug 2011)
i think it is a fair review.. and what he said is true, take away e S-Pen, it becomes ur average tablet
42. DigitalMD (Posts: 226; Member since: 17 Feb 2010)
All tablets are over priced and disappoint. Ultrabook is the way to go. Why compromise?
44. mitchellvii (Posts: 2; Member since: 07 Sep 2012)
Can we PLEASE stop comparing the IPad3 to the Galaxy Note 10.1? One is purely an entertainment toy and one is a productivity tool.
It's like comparing Apples and Potatoes. Sure an apple may be prettier and taste sweeter, but if you are making french fries, you want a potato. Taking notes on an iPad is a nightmare. On the Note 10.1 it is a joy.
Oh yeah, and with regards to the "build quality". I personally like the fact the back has a little give to it. The device doesn't feel cheap to me at all. Also, because of that flexibility you can drop this device and stand a good chance of not destroying it. Try dropping the rigid iPad3 sometime and let me know how that turns out for you.
45. mitchellvii (Posts: 2; Member since: 07 Sep 2012)
"Take away the s-pen and it becomes an average tablet."
Ok, take away the iPad3's retina display and it become a below average tablet. Take away great pitching and the Yankees are a .500 ball club. Take away Joe Montana and the 49'ers never won all those Superbowls.
To paraphrase my personal friend Shakespeare, "The pen's the thing..."
46. jtown1394 (Posts: 1; Member since: 02 Oct 2012)
Engadet did a better review on the Samsung Galaxy Note Tab 10.1 then P.A... Pretty Much P.A sounds like a Apple Fanboy -_-... I don't care who takes this comment personal.
47. rickybonnell (Posts: 1; Member since: 05 Oct 2012)
I believe this review is a little bit biased. The reviewer complained about the tablet being too heavy and too thick. It is one of the thinnest and lightest tablets on the market. I currently own a Galaxy Tab 10.1 and before the upgrade to ics the lag was very frustrating. So I do think touchwiz slows things down a bit. Regardless however, it brings a world of functionality that no other tablet has. The reviewer is downplaying the upsides and exagerating the downsides. I have used the note 10.1 a lot because of the mixed reviews and I am going to buy it. This is an absolutely fantastic device and feels sturdier than most of the competition with the exception of the ipad which is the pinnacle of build quality. I would rate this tablet a 9 simply because I think touchwiz could be downsized and optimized a bit to improve fluidity. Obviously the power is there.
48. janssen (Posts: 1; Member since: 30 Oct 2012)
S-pen is really helpful, none can be compared.....The cpu is a beast, and seems to be the best amongst other tablets(benchmarkwise).....Added 2 gig so it's always a big plus unlike other conventional tablets stuck on 1 gig ram.....But the biggest attaction is the ability to do 2 things at the same time on the screen, imagine watching a movie while doing your math homework(precious!!!!!) or the really amazing copy/paste without interchanging screens. You can even take a picture of the web your at, or a page of a book your reading.....Owe, did I also mention this comes with ps touch?Try it and this feature stands out of the other tablets.....Also slim and light enough for my hands with bonus DLNA, IR blaster and optional additional +64 gig msd.....The screen resolution is just ordinary but bright enough with crisp contrast to be useful for multitasking.....
With exynos 1.4 quad, 2 gig ram, s pen and dual screen capability, this tablet is truly opted for creative minds......
Only downside is the screen resolution, but retina res is so overrated unless you can find a way for it to be useful other than watching/reading stuff(games, I rather play with my xbox 360).....Design and quality, well all I see is a rectangular screen same as the other tablets, the plastic back don't really bother me.....
Definitely 9/10 rating.....
49. garz_pa (Posts: 154; Member since: 03 Nov 2011)
Why does PhoneArena takes the same photos (the chair, the desk, the street, the gameboy), videos the same street, and plays the same movie in all their reviews?
50. sprsk (Posts: 1; Member since: 07 Jan 2013)
In your text, you wrote
" video-out functionality is available with the tablet, but you'll need to purchase the appropriate optional accessories to gain the feature...."
Questions :
a) is this adaptor for a HDMi port ?
b) Can it gives and play 1080p signal , and if yes can it do it fluently ?
c) Do i need extra power source for the adapter ?
c) what kind of sound signal gives to the TV via the HDMi (or and other connection) ?
tnk u !!
51. franklinraj (Posts: 2; Member since: 24 Apr 2013)
plz help me!!!!
Can I connect my reliance data card and seagate hard disk????
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A waitress in a poodle skirt and sweater - hair tied tight in a ponytail - places a menu featuring burgers, fries and milkshakes on a Formica booth, as an Elvis Presley tune plays from a small jukebox on the table.
This scene isn't from a black-and-white photo in an old album. It's from a diner on South Garner Street in downtown State College: Baby's Burgers and Shakes.
"It's a dining experience," said Fred Wood, who - along with his wife, Denise - owns the restaurant. "The food is great, and the music is even better."
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Owner Fred Wood stands beside the jukebox in the dining area of Baby's Burgers and Shakes. Along with the big jukebox, each table in the diner features a small jukebox into which customers can feed quarters and hear oldies music while they eat.
Baby's is a throwback to the 1950s, with neon signs on the walls, vinyl seats, cooks in paper hats and white T-shirts throwing burgers on a grill, a banner informing customers to "eat and get out" and doo-wop music providing a soundtrack to it all.
Along with that diner atmosphere, Baby's is also known for its Whimpys - mini-burgers that come in varieties of hamburgers, chicken or Carolina pulled pork that manager Tassy Lopez called the restaurant's "specialty."
The diner also has its own mascot.
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Baby's Burgers and Shakes
Address: 131 South Garner Street,
State College
Hours: 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily
Price range: Menu items range from $5 to $8
Specialties: Whimpys (mini-burgers in either beef, chicken or Carolina pulled pork), milk shakes and fountain Cokes.
Reservations: Not taken
"Back in the '90s, we were doing some maintenance to the building," said Gary Mahute, who serves as an accountant for the business. "They whitewashed the wall outside and painted a cartoon alligator in a 1956 Thunderbird. We started seeing people standing under the logo and getting their pictures taken. It's not necessarily a tradition, but people did it all the time."
The diner is an authentic 1947 Silk City diner, made in Patterson, N.J., and originally shipped to State College in the 1960s, Mahute said.
"The diner was already here," he said. "There were a couple of different businesses in here before this."
Baby's originally opened in 1987 and was operated by a trio of State College businessmen, including former Penn State running back Matt Suhey, who played in the NFL for 10 years with the Chicago Bears, winning a Super Bowl ring with the 1985 "Super Bowl Shuffle" squad.
The Woods joined several other business people in a partnership with the original three owners in the early 1990s. Slowly, however, the partners, including Suhey, stepped out, pursuing other business opportunities.
"We still get the question, though: 'Is Matt Suhey here?" Lopez said.
In 2007, the Woods took over sole ownership of the restaurant.
One popular feature of Baby's Burgers and Shakes is that kids 12 and younger eat free from 4 p.m. to closing on Sundays and Tuesdays - with two kids per one adult.
"Back then, there weren't any kids-eat-free places in State College, except for a Shoney's [which has since closed]," Mahute said.
"I was dating someone with a young daughter at the time, and we went one night. There were families with children all over the place, and everyone was having fun.
"I came back, and we tried it on a Tuesday night. It worked so well that we added it. We put a sign up, and it grew and grew."
Along with the kids-eat-free evenings, Baby's has a special every day of the week, Lopez said.
"We have Milkshake Mondays, where milkshakes are half-price," she said. "That's a huge, huge thing. We also have Whimpy Wednesdays, and on Thursdays, we have homemade chicken and waffles, Pennsylvania Dutch style."
Baby's menu offers a great variety of food, "made to order," Lopez said.
"I love the chicken Whimpy," she said. "Our chicken and waffles are really good, and we make a good Reuben sandwich."
"Our Reubens are really good," Wood added. "Our chili is great, too. It's homemade and fresh, with just enough kick."
Assistant manager Kevin Selders likes the diner's variety of burgers.
"I like the Crazy Burger [a hamburger served on a doughnut] and the Carolina Burger," he said.
The diner enjoys a steady patronage, but business really picks up on Saturdays during the Penn State football season in Happy Valley, "to say the least," Lopez said.
"We do get a lot of customers," Mahute said. "We get people all the time."
And Lopez knows exactly why people keep returning to Baby's Burgers and Shakes.
"It's the experience," she said. "It's a piece of nostalgia for older folks, and it's an opportunity for kids to learn about history, to actually see what their parents are telling them."
Mirror staff writer Cory Dobrowolsky can be reached at 946-7428.


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Alisan Porter, a singer-songwriter and actress – best known as the star of 1991's Curly Sue, directed by the late John Hughes, alongside Jim Belushi and Kelly Lynch – tied the knot Saturday with husband Brian Autenrieth, PEOPLE exclusively confirms.
"We've been friends for 13 years and it's the most incredible feeling to know you're marrying your best friend," Porter tells PEOPLE.
Porter, 30, and Autenrieth, 33, exchanged vows at Diablo Dormido, a historic California ranch nestled in the Santa Monica mountains, in front of 100 guests.
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Testino has shot everyone from Jennifer Aniston, Cameron Diaz, Madonna and Demi Moore, and his work has appeared in British and American Vogue, among other stylish publications. On the royal front, his photographs of Princess Diana are among the most iconic of William's late mother.
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Testino shot the younger prince's 20th birthday photo in 2004, which depicts him cracking up beside Prince Charles and Prince William, and the photographer noted his camaraderie with the family. "They were not laughing at anything in particular," he said. "It is just the way they relate to each other."
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CERN reported that a neutrino beam fired from a particle accelerator near Geneva to a lab in Italy traveled 60 nanoseconds faster than the speed of light. Scientists calculated the margin of error at just 10 nanoseconds, making the difference statistically significant. -- Y! news how's E=mc^2?
oh no! can such incident broke the laws in physics?
i'm no one to break it but such incident is different.
hmmm. what's nerd there? it would "shake" the field of science
Well that's not it it's the whole bunch of info. Maybe I'm not into science?
i admire your honesty anyway :D
Thanks I really appreciate it. >_<
Because it will open a way to a new invention............... A Time Machine.
it means every stuff we've lesson in physic could be defied.. perhaps?
It's not really a bad thing for me (for Einstein It'll be a big Problem). As long as CERN are not lying about that neutrino thing, It's not really matter if the pillar of science that Einstein made is destroyed for me. One of the most important thing about learning is we know that what we learn is the truth and it exist.
Oh, and about E=mc^2.......
For me (again),
"there isn't any equations for impossibility."
well..... I'm not saying that Einstein is wrong, maybe there are just times when an additional explanation is needed.
thanks ! that gave me a hint. really, :D


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TG Therapeutics entered into an exclusive licensing agreement with Ildong Pharmaceutical Co., for the development and commercialization of the company's anti-CD20 antibody, Ublituximab (TGTX-1101) in South Korea and Southeast Asia. Based in Seoul, Korea, Ildong is a Korean company focused on the development, manufacturing, and marketing of pharmaceuticals and OTC products.
TG Therapeutics will receive an upfront payment of $2 million in addition to sales-based milestone and royalty payments in exchange for exclusive rights to develop and commercialize Ublituximab for all therapeutic indications in the territory.
Ublituximab is a third-generation chimeric monoclonal antibody targeting an epitope on the CD20 antigen found on B lymphocytes. The compound has reportedly been bioengineered for enhanced biological activity with an increased ability to trigger an immune response, delivering ADCC effects to aid in B-cell depletion. Ublituximab is under development for hematologic malignancies and other B-cell lymphoproliferative disorders, and is currently being evaluated in a North American Phase I/II clinical trial in patients with relapsed or refractory non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. The compound has been granted orphan status in Europe and in the U.S. for B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
"We are delighted to have added Ublituximab to our pipeline in biologics and it is a strategic fit for Ildong," said Jung-Chi Lee, chairman & CEO of Ildong. "We believe Ublituximab . . . will strengthen our presence in oncology and autoimmune areas and look forward to working with TG Therapeutics in developing Ublituximab in South Korea and Southeast Asia."
In March of this year, TG Therapeutics inked a license agreement with LFB Biotechnologies and GTC Biotherapeutics for worldwide, commercial rights to Ublituximab. TG Therapeutics was formed as a spinout from LFB Biotechnologies (minority stake) to focus on Ublituximab for the treatment of various B-cell proliferative disorders.
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The 10 Dumbest Things on TV So Far This Season
#5. The Packers-Seahawks Game
This is all fading into memory now, but the September 24 Packers-Seahawks game was probably one of the worst public displays of officiating of all time, bad enough to make the NFL cave in to referee union demands and end the unpopular lockout that had replaced the regular refs with high school referees and Bank of America vice presidents. To no one's surprise, they performed terribly for weeks, but this Monday night game apparently broke the camel's back.
The infamous bad call happened at the end of the game when Seahawks wide receiver Golden Tate allegedly caught a last-minute long-shot pass to win the game. One of the referees alleged this, at least, while the other one was making pretty much the opposite call.
Via Time.com
This cost the Packers the game and drove football fans into a frenzy that led to the return of the regular refs. What got missed in a lot of press coverage was that there were probably four questionable calls in a row leading up to that score, starting with a Packers interception (they stole the ball from the Seahawks) that was ruled not an interception, and the ball was given back to the Seahawks. And on the same play as the infamous touchdown-or-not-a-touchdown catch, the player who made the catch "pushed off" the guy defending him right before attempting to make the catch that he probably didn't even make, which is a penalty and should have ended the play.
And finally, in between the non-interception and the maybe-touchdown was a ridiculous pass interference call. Pass interference involves grabbing or otherwise molesting the receiver before he catches the ball. The guy in the blue here (Sidney Rice, a Seahawk) is the guy who was trying to catch the ball.
Naturally, the Green Bay Packer, Sam Shields, was called for a pass interference penalty, apparently for grabbing Sidney Rice's hand with his face.
#4. Death of the Wagon Man (Revolution)
Where did the replacement refs go after this? Apparently they began writing for NBC's hit show Revolution, with the same level of competence they had previously displayed in officiating. Very likely they wrote this scene, which attempts to explore the lengths people go to for survival in this post-apocalyptic world. In these times, desperate men do desperate things, like threaten little girls at knifepoint to try to extort food out of their families.
That little girl is Charlie, the heroine of the show. Her dad points a gun at the guy, and a tense standoff ensues, and finally the desperate man lets her go, because, as he says, he doesn't want to hurt anyone, he's just hungry. That said, he takes their wagon of food and starts walking off with it, very very slowly.
Seriously, he is just moseying along.
The dad points the gun at him again and what feels like another eternity goes by as he tries to decide whether to shoot or not. He finally puts the gun down, having wasted valuable time and letting the guy get about two feet farther away. Then the mom shoots the guy.
I mean, she had no choice. Look how far away he was getting!
Look at the gaping distance between these people! Another moment's hesitation and he could have been like 15 feet away! No, there was no chance that the two of them could have caught up to this speed demon on foot.
Taking a human life is a terrible thing, but I guess there was really no alternative here. It's not like they could have run -- or walked briskly -- up to him and tackled him or anything like that. Maybe tie him up. Beat the shit out of him. Or maybe they didn't want to take any chances because he had a knife. Fine, walk right up to him and shoot him in the leg. Shoot him in both legs and roll him away from the wagon with a long stick. Sure, some of this seems brutal, but I reckon he would probably prefer it to how things did turn out.
None of this is played as "My mom was a bloodthirsty murderer" or anything. Charlie keeps flashing back to this scene as she's about to walk up to a bad guy and shoot him, something her uncle said she wasn't tough enough to do, so the subtext is obviously "The women in our family are tough enough to do what needs to be done when we have no choice." Never mind that if her mom had walked up to the wagon man at the same rate Charlie is walking up to the present-day bad guy, she would have had her choice of limbs to shoot at point-blank.
The only way the flashback makes any sense is if they put the whole family in wheelchairs.
#3. Brand MonroeTM (Revolution)
In the future of Revolution, the Monroe Militia, an organized, oppressive military force dressed in Civil War uniforms, brands every one of its members with an M logo.
Which is fair enough -- that's the sort of thing a fascist military organization would do. But where did the symbol come from? Conveniently, the show has provided a flashback to answer that very question.
Apparently, before the blackout that is the premise of the show, there was a reckless, partying soldier named Sebastian Monroe. Returning to base one day (the day of the blackout, as it happens) without ID, he instead rolls up his sleeve:
And reveals a tattoo! Of his own name! And logo!
Now I admit that I don't know a lot about hard-partying soldiers, but I don't think that one of their top concerns is branding. Maybe this is one of the unexpected aftereffects of the Citizens United decision declaring corporations to be people, in that some people now mistakenly think they are corporations, and spend a great deal of time worrying about their market presence and developing a corporate logo. Maybe he's had his own stationery printed.
Or maybe the show's writers believe that it is impossible to overestimate the stupidity of their audience and it is important to bludgeon them to death with a hundred reminders that some character in the past is now some character in the present. That seems likely, since they immediately cut to present-day dictator Monroe washing his hands.
And then, for the portion of the audience that is illiterate, but can recognize faces, they have him turn dramatically toward the camera as the background music shouts, "LOOK AT THIS MAN'S FACE IT'S THE SAME GUY OH MY GOD."
At this point, people who strongly identify with Revolution are probably wondering, "Hm, what is the significance of this man? How does he relate to the flashback we just saw? I hope we find out in a future episode!"
#2. The Least Dying-Looking Dying Person Ever (Revolution)
When a character with a medical background (Maggie) gets stabbed in the leg, the wound needs to be sewn up. Obviously she can't do it herself, since she's badly injured and clearly going into shock.
I think what happened here is that they told the actress that her character should be "in shock" and she took that to mean that she should be very surprised, as opposed to being about to pass out from blood loss. Well, she nailed that one.
Anyway, she's supposed to be near death here, but she talks like she's just come back from an invigorating jog, chatting calmly and casually with everyone, and giving very clear orders to the bearded nerdy comic relief character on how he should sew her up. Despite his complete inexperience in medical matters and C-3POlike fretting about every stressful situation, she feels that he is the best candidate for the job, because there is no way she, in her weakened dying state, could do such a thing. So she nods briskly toward her backpack and tells him what materials he needs and what pockets they are in.
Note that she got stabbed in the leg, so her upper body is perfectly fine, and apparently her arms are strong enough to apply pressure to the wound herself instead of asking someone else to do it. But I don't know, I guess she has had a lifelong fetish to have a bearded nerd sew her up, and she'll be damned if she's going to pass up what could be her only opportunity.
And indeed it is, because she dies. I hope it was worth it, lady!
#1. The Point Where Revolution Started Being Eerily Similar to Star Wars
Yeah, yeah, I know, lots of things can seem similar to Star Wars because many story archetypes share the common elements of the Hero's Journey as described by Joseph Campbell, and wearing black is a common visual cue for villains, etc., and of course you expect vaguely similar plot arcs and character archetypes, but the sheer number of details seems a bit much. Take a look and decide for yourself:
After the brutal murder of their guardian(s), a whiny young protagonist (Charlie/Luke) who has always wanted to leave home sets off with an older British person of the same sex (Maggie/Obi-Wan) and a comic relief character who has been given a vital piece of intelligence in secret and charged to take it to someone (the droids/the nerd).
The purpose of their journey is to rescue an opposite-sex sibling who was captured in an ominous scene where a terrifying bad guy who is/wears/sounds black arrived with his soldiers, killed a bunch of people, unsuccessfully tried to interrogate someone and finally kidnapped said sibling.
Near the beginning of the journey, the hero is attacked by random ruffians, and the older British companion surprises us by dealing the ruffians a brutal fate (arm cut off, poisoned).
In order to continue on their journey, they find a scoundrel in a bar who likes to call people "kid" and persuade him to help. He is reluctant to help, and characters often wonder out loud if the scoundrel cares about anyone but himself. After getting into a fight in the bar, the scoundrel joins the group on their journey.
Later, they join up with a rebellion that is fighting the military power that employs the black/black-clad/black-sounding villain introduced earlier, who, despite his badassery and prominence in the story, is not the empire's leader, but serves an even more evil man above him. Also we find that the hero's same-sex parent, thought to have died a long time ago, is actually alive and with the enemy.
A bounty hunter comes after the scoundrel and encounters him twice, capturing him at some point.
After being freed, the scoundrel kills the bounty hunter.
Even though guns exist in this world, a lot of the fighting is done with bows and swords. In one dramatic scene, the older British companion is fatally stabbed while their group watches helplessly from a short distance away.
If you're still thinking that it's just coincidence, there's this interview with show creator Eric Kripke, where he said that he was inspired by Star Wars, albeit in a vague, hero journey way. But then there's also this, at the beginning of the pilot episode:
Kids in 2012 (when Charlie was a child) don't buy a lot of Return of the Jedi lunchboxes (unless they're big eBay shoppers), so that was probably shoehorned in for a reason.
I'm just saying, the story is still ongoing, but don't be surprised if Captain Neville throws Monroe down a shaft at some point.
For more from Christina, check out 6 Reasons The NFL Is The Trashiest Reality Show on TV and 8 New TV Show Ideas Almost as Stupid as 'Grey's Anatomy'.


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