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someone who often dreams of kissing, snogging, fucking, or other physical actions with various friends and\or random people they know.
"ah man i dreamt me and Luke had sex last night, i feel like such a dreamslut."
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A person who frequently dreams about having sex with people.
- Damn, I slept with Matt and Jason in my dream last night!
- You are such a dream slut.
- You are such a dream slut.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky.
Jonathan Morse, Brandon Jefferson and Nicholas Kay each scored 17 points, helping Metro State overcome a second-half rally by top-ranked West Liberty for an 83-76 victory Saturday in the NCAA Division II Tournament semifinals.
The third-ranked Roadrunners had a 16-point lead in the first half, but they needed that trio to hold off the Hilltoppers in the second period.
West Liberty (34-2) rallied within 69-68 with 3 minutes, 2 seconds left on a three-point play by All-American Alex Falk, who scored 28 second-half points and 34 overall. Metro State went on a 9-1 run, with Jefferson scoring five points, Morse making two free throws and Kay adding a layup for a 78-69 lead with 1:05 left. The Roadrunners clinched the game with five late free throws, finishing 27 of 35 from the line.Demetrius Miller added 15 points and Mitch McCarron 14 for Metro State (32-2), which advanced to the April 7 final in Atlanta against Drury, a 107-97 winner over defending champion Western Washington in the second semifinal.
The Roadrunners will be seeking their first national championship since winning titles in 2000 and 2002.
�When they got it to one point, I don�t think anybody on our bench was panicked like we�re in trouble,� said Metro State coach Derrick Clark, whose team played without a timeout for the final 14� minutes. �It was just time to make a play, and that�s what we did. We just continued to answer any kind of a rally they made, and that�s a credit to our guys and their toughness.�
McCarron had a game-high 16 rebounds for the Roadrunners, who also got nine boards each from Kay and Morse.
The balanced box score typified the season for Metro State, which entered the game with its starters averaging in double figures. That mix of offensive and quickness helped the Roadrunners take control early and eventually withstand West Liberty�s numerous comeback attempts from beyond the arc.
The Hilltoppers attempted 47 3-pointers and made just 13, but two by Falk helped cut into the Roadrunners� lead. He did most of his damage driving to the basket and seemed on the verge of completing a stunning rally for the West Virginia school before its 20-game win streak ended.
�I just saw some lanes open up and tried to drive the lane and create for other people,� Falk said. �But really, overall, I just didn�t shoot very good in the second half. It was tough going for us for a while, we made a run, but they just pulled away from us at the end.�
West Liberty finished 28 of 83 (33.7 percent) from the field.
Metro State, the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference regular-season and tournament champion, was solid throughout, hitting 25 of 56 (44.6 percent).Metro State�s only two losses this season came to fellow RMAC schools Fort Lewis College � Feb. 22 at Whalen Gymnasium in Durango when the Roadrunners were ranked No. 1 in the nation � and to CSU-Pueblo.
Drury 107, Western Washington 97
Alex Hall scored a season-high 35 points, making seven 3-pointers to help Drury topple defending champion Western Washington in the second NCAA Division II semifinal Saturday in Louisville, Ky.
The Panthers� top scorer shook off foul trouble to finish 10 of 15 from the field, set the pace for Drury�s 34-of-59 shooting (57.6 percent) and extended a school-record winning streak to 22. He came up a point shy of his career high but was two better than Thursday�s quarterfinal effort against South Carolina-Aiken.
�We came in super focused,� said Hall, who hit his first four from long range. �I hit a few in a row, and my team found me for some open looks.�
Teddy Simniok added 12 points for Drury (30-4), which will play Metro State in the championship on April 7 in Atlanta. Metro State beat top-ranked West Liberty 83-76 in the other semifinal.�This is a dream come true, something we�ve been fighting for since Oct. 15,� Simniok said of reaching the championship game.�I thought we were prepared,� a disappointed Western Washington coach Tony Dominguez said. Rico Wilkins� 27 points led the Vikings (31-3).
The Durango Herald contributed to this report.

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Someone who cheats on their girlfriend/boyfriend by having phone sex or cyber sex.
A man whore that falls in love with his mistress.
A man whore that falls in love with his mistress.
That is so Hamzy for him do be doing that when he is going to be marrying her.
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Sickest east edgeville multi lurer.. He could lure over 10 whips a night.
Oh my god guys, I was carelessly fighting an RC-PKer when I suddenly got Hamzyd...
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The 5 Most Unsettling Trending Topics About Justin Bieber
Dear Superultramegastar Justin Bieber,
Last month, the Grammys snubbed you with zero nominations. Perhaps you heard the air boiling with the howls of your devoted followers? Personally, I think it's terrible -- just terrible -- that anyone thinks the Grammys matter. But regardless, don't fret: A much higher title is reserved for you.
The American Music Awards (also known as "The Ones That Mean Even Less than the Grammys") chose you for Artist of the Year. Although an AMA is a paltry honor, it represents the voice of the people, and that means you are now the most popular musician on Earth. Well done, Biebs! You have officially broken the first seal and are ready to march the armies of man forth to do battle in your name.
What's that? Oh, you didn't know? You are the Beast.
Justin Bieber via Twitter & Kevin Winter/Getty Images Ent./Getty
I know, my money was on Chris Brown, too.
Now, before you strike me down with your unholy power, my dark lord, know that I say this with respect and devotion. Most people old enough to drive mock your music, but I see in you a charismatic young man who arose from the sea of noise on YouTube to become the new King of Pop and forerunner of Armageddon.
Of course, I don't have to tell you that the Book of Revelation actually mentions two Beasts: the Antichrist and the demagogue who announces his fearsome might to the world. And so amen amen, I say unto thee: I will be your false prophet, Justin Bieber.
The Devil is not good at Photoshop.
My credentials speak for themselves.
I know, I know ... what do you need me for? You have united the nations with millions of Beliebers ready to do your biebing. But what happens when they all become teenagers and discover anger? Then they become Cracked readers. I can keep them sweet on you. Let me be your John the Anti-Baptist and preach your tempestuous glory, right here and now.
Give me a chance, and we can turn your worldwide fan base into a cult of the Fallen One that shakes the Earth for a thousand years. Don't belieb me? The evidence is in 2012's five most unsettling Twitter trends that mention you.
#5. Justin Is Beautiful Inside and Out
What It's Really Saying:
"I love everything that you are, because you are good and pure. I pledge my being to your perfection." Basically, it's how someone who's never been in love imagines romance.
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Also known as Twilight love.
Maybe It's Just Zealous Fans:
Heck, there's nothing presumptuous or creepy about that statement. I tweet this every couple of hours at model Adrianne Curry, even though the only things I know about our love are that she's a leggy geek and that the part of me that's still 13 is roaring for one of those. Also, please note that, wherever possible, I have replaced pictures of you with her, because you are not a pretty lady who pals around with Stan Lee. No offense to your cruel beauty, my dark lord, but when Adrianne Curry cosplays as Wonder Woman, even Wonder Woman touches herself to the pictures.
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That woman could wear Clint Howard and make him look good.
So this "inside and out" malarkey is just the initial stage, where adoring fans pour goodness into a celebrity-shaped vase. It builds an artificial intimacy in the true believer's heart by hiding the real person behind an idealized version. This kind of fallacy wounds both parties. You know, like when you're fantasizing that the person you're having sex with is Adrianne Curry and then your erection withers because you'll never be good enough for her?
But hey, young people, don't ever let anyone shame you for the things you like. (Unless it's Hitler. Is it Hitler? For crying out loud! Why would you pick Hitler?) Just remember that your faith should also be strong enough to question the things you most want to believe. Otherwise you'll find yourself saying yes to statements you know aren't true. For example, it's simply wrong to say that Justin's tears can cure viral infections when they merely cure bacterial ones. And though we all accept his netherworldly power, let's not pretend "Boyfriend" is a very good song. It's all hook and no bait.
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Unlike this picture, which is all 'bate.
Can This Hashtag Propel Bieber to Godhood?
Of course! Every devout group is united by its core values, whether it's a corporation, a sports team, or a nightclub down on Woviotis Street catering to a very specific fetish that only lets you in if you know that the password is "herringbone umbrella lick." (Be sure to bring your own catcher's mask.)
Core values are closely guarded. Members who challenge them are corrected or exiled for the sanctity of the group. In this case, the central value is your greatness as a musician, person, and architect of The End.
In my day, "Canadian musician" meant some really bad VH-1, not this "Dear Leader" bullshit.
In the normal course of things, sir, your fans will grow up and realize that they're projecting an unrealistic fantasy onto you that doesn't acknowledge the real human being behind it (or in our case, the rough, slouching beasts wearing meatsuits to hide our many heads behind it). Any fan who fails to make this transition after a certain age becomes ... unnerving. EXCEPTION: If the idol is Ms. Curry, because that rule doesn't apply to anyone so perfect that we're not worthy to lick her toenail clippings up off the floor.
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Or possibly anyone who looks like the Baroness, I'm not sure what my criterion is here.
My Hadean master, we must trap them in this emotional bedrock until they're old enough to enlist in your Legion of Nine Devils. That's why I'm recommending that you start preaching abstinence until marriage. Not only will it protect them from coming of age in a real relationship until well into their 20s, but it will fool the religious right into condoning our glorious deviltry a little longer.
#4. Happy Birthday Jeremy Bieber
What It's Really Saying:
Jeremy Bieber is Justin's father, and if you know any more about him than that, thank you for keeping your ecstatic moans low enough so no one else can hear.
"So great and eerie is my love," say these birthday greetings, "that the people you care about, I too shall treasure in my thumping heart."
Maybe It's Just Zealous Fans:
This is where the committed fandom -- or as it's known in professional circles, "gamma-level awkwardness" -- creates a false proximity. It's an effort to insinuate oneself into every corner of the Bieber existence. On the surface, it seems thoughtful. Ho-ho! But there are conditions, my goat-eyed lord; you'd better love them back, or they're going to turn bitter when you "betray" this affection you never asked for.
Can This Hashtag Propel Bieber to Godhood?
Veneration of the progenitor is a fixture of almost every messianic faith. Apollo and Hercules have Zeus. Jesus has Mary. Adrianne Curry has Odin Curry, who created her when he made love to the first sunrise of summer.
The cult is now in place to catapult the Canadian One to Beastdom. Not a moment too soon! When you're wishing happy birthday to someone you haven't met because they're close to someone else you haven't met, you're either a clown who gets paid in smiles or Adrianne Curry answering prayers.
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My dad thanks you for the cake, Ms. Curry, but you and I both know that I must love you from afar. Just ... just promise you'll sniff this scented handkerchief whenever the west wind murmurs my name to you.
#3. Justin Is Our Light When
What It's Really Saying:
It's not a huge leap to turn hardcore devotion into a death cult. After all, one person fixated on someone "perfect" they'll never meet is an obsession ... a million of them is a religion. Beliebers already treat the chosen one less like a Canadian musician and more like a Babylonian sun god. And like any good cult of worship, they perform public acts of devotion to summon his almighty gaze. Inevitably, someone in the group tries to one-up everyone else with an outrageous display of commitment to those values.
To use an outside example: In the documentary Trekkies, there's an anecdote about a Star Trek fan bidding big money for a glass of water that one of the actors drank from, even though the actor had the flu. Upon winning the joke auction, the fan glugs the entire glass at Warp Factor 10, which, for you non-Star Trek fans, is 1/8 of the time it takes light to travel from the sun to the Earth and be bored by Star Trek.
Maybe It's Just Zealous Fans:
Speaking of light, you are now theirs, young Biebzebub. Good luck keeping your balance on a pedestal so high that your nosebleed has vertigo! This is really the point where, after age 15 or so, the thing Beliebers call love is what the rest of society calls "Chapter 27 of Catcher in the Rye." These kinds of fans hold a celebrity to impossible standards. Nobody is anybody's light -- unless, obviously, you're Jesus or Adrianne Curry, and I can't prove that about Jesus.
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Christ died for your sins, but Adrianne Curry is cause to make sure He gets His money's worth.
Their intense adoration is doomed because reality is never perfect. The first time one of them sneaks onto the tour bus and hides in the bathroom, they'll realize that even Light's poop stinks. Then they'll feel betrayed. Betrayed ... TO DEATH.
Can This Hashtag Propel Bieber to Godhood?
How to preserve this perfect state of unquestioning loyalty? Revelation tells us that the followers of the Beast will be marked on their head or their hand to show their allegiance. Only the firmest Beliebers would mark their flesh for you with a tattoo. You have to be 18 for that, and if they're still projecting the dreams they had as tweens onto a pop star when they're legally adults, they were going to miss all the cool parts of college anyway.
Getting a tattoo is a psychological commitment. With a permanent mark on their skin, they'll only be able to accept one reality -- and it's the one where they can only see the world via your reflection. That's why, my great foul master, you must demand that they mark themselves in devotion to you. Then they can easily identify each other and shun any dealings with non-Beliebers. Consolidation + Isolation = DOMINATION.
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I recommend rich symbolism that commands followers to "Believe" and has a trafe animal for a familiar.


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Preservation: Storm-damaged photos
Following Hurricane Sandy, many families have lost their most precious possessions, including photos.
University of Delaware professor Debra Hess Norris is chair of the Department of Art Conservation and offers some tips to save damaged photos.
An expert on photograph preservation, Norris - and her colleagues and students - are hoping to provide the public with advice and resources. They have event set up an email address for questions. Send questions to email@example.com, with the subject line "Save My Photograph," and the team will provide recommendations.
"It's about giving people who have had to deal with so much some hope and guidance for saving photographs that are precious to them," Norris says. "In many cases, water-damaged photographs can be saved."
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Childhood diseases in the United States are near an all-time low. Government experts say this is because of vaccinations. But some viruses and bacteria are still around and can cause serious illness. This is why all children, especially infants and young children, get the recommended shots on schedule.
Many diseases that are controlled by vaccinations in the US are not controlled in other countries. Travelers sometimes bring those diseases to the U.S. This causes children here to become sick or disabled, and some children die because they didn't get their shots
Experts who treat children's diseases also recommend that infants get all their shots because it helps to prevent sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).
Babies get their first shots right after birth. The first shot they get is the hepatitis B vaccine. Here are some reasons why hepatitis B is a dangerous disease:
Hepatitis B is a disease of the liver caused by hepatitis B virus (HBV).
Most people who have hepatitis B don't have symptoms at first; this is especially true as a person gets older. The most common symptoms are:
Yellow skin or eyes
Loss of appetite
Joint pain
Young people who get HBV are more likely to stay infected and have life-long problems with their liver. For example, scarring of the liver and liver cancer.
A mother who has hepatitis B can give it to her baby. It is spread through contact with the blood of an infected person, or by having sex with an infected person. Sharing objects, such as toothbrushes or razors with an infected person can also spread the disease.
The HBV shot will prevent this disease. This shot is given to nearly all new babies. Babies should get another shot before age 18 months.
If babies are exposed to HBV before, during, or after birth, both a shot and a special treatment called HBV immune globulin within 12 hours of birth.
Experts recommend that all babies get the HBV shots between age 6 months and 18 months to be fully protected against HBV infection. Getting both shots will help protect them from HBV.
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Seth Worthing is something rare: A thinking man's sprinter. That doesn't always sit well with his coaches.
"My coach yells at me constantly for thinking too much. He says that's slowing me down because I'm worrying too much about form and what to do,'' Worthing said. "Today, I couldn't help it.''
Worthing got way behind at the start of his first of four finals on Tuesday at Mansion Park. Instead of letting it go and focusing on the rest of the day, Worthing reached down and showed he's a rare breed in another sense, somehow coming back to win the 100-meter dash.
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Bellwood-Antis'?Seth Worthing won the 100-meter dash as part of his big day.
That propelled him to a perfect day in which he won two individual events, was part of two winning relays, just missed four state-qualifying times and helped Bellwood-Antis win its second straight boys team title at the District 6 Class AA Track and Field Championships.
The Blue Devils' Jeremy Claypoole was one of four other area champions, taking the gold in the triple jump, while Northern Cambria's Derek Bearer won the 400, Central Cambria's Matt Pride prevailed in the 110 hurdles and Tyrone's Charles-Wilson Adams captured the high jump.
It was a bittersweet day, too, though. Tyrone standout Nick Patton's career came to an end one meet short of next weekend's state finals at Shippensburg when he reaggravated a hamstring injury during the 200 trials.
"Excellent. This has to be my favorite athletic achievement yet,'' Worthing, just a junior, said at the end of the meet. "It's another step. Last year I was the ICC MVP. That means nothing compared to this. You've got like 38 teams in here. I love it. It's great.''
The day didn't look that good at the start, with him seeded behind Patton in the 200 and Juniata's Adam Goshorn in the 100. Then Worthing got behind Goshorn out of the blocks but came back to defend his district title in the latter event by posting a time of 11.21 seconds. Goshorn was second at 11.27.
"I was lucky it wasn't a 90. He torched me out of the blocks. I just had to play catch-up,'' Worthing said. "When I saw him take off and be 5 meters in front of me for the first 90, I was scared. I've never been so scared for an actual race. I just focused on 'don't tighten up, stay loose.' Coach reminded me to do that before the race, and that got me there.''
Worthing had the best time in the preliminaries, blazing an 11.12 to set a new school record.
"It feels a little different [from last year]. Last year, I PR'd in the finals. This year, I set the school record in the prelims. It's a little upsetting, but it's neat that I won again, because I didn't want to come in as the defending champion and lose,'' Worthing said. "I'm a little upset that I dropped that much from the prelims, but, as long as I win, it's all good.''
Worthing also was part of the winning B-A 400 relay with his brother, Cameron, Andrew DeGol and Ian O'Shea that smoked the competition and came within three-hundredths of a second of a 10-year-old school record of 43.41. Shortly after, he came back to win the 200 in impressive fashion with a personal-record time of 22.45, almost a full second ahead of anyone else.
The Bellwood four-by-400 team of Zach Sinisi, DeGol, O'Shea and Seth Worthing then broke a one-year-old school mark with a winning time of 3 minutes, 24.80 seconds.
"Last year, we came into this race and hadn't lost all season, and we won the meet but we lost the four-by-four to Tyrone. Coach Lovrich said don't let that happen again. He told us he thought we could get the meet record, and we weren't far from it,'' DeGol said. "I think we can do better at states. I'm proud of our team.''
While Seth Worthing was all smiles, it wasn't that kind of joyous occasion for Patton. The four-time PIAA medalist and 6-AA record holder in the 200 meters succumbed to the hamstring injury that had been bothering him most of the season during the afternoon session.
Patton was running second in his preliminary heat of the 200 when his hamstring gave out. He finished in the middle of the pack at 24.20 and threw his shirt and shoes in frustration on the infield.
"It's hard, especially my last year. I wanted to go out big and improve all my times. It [stinks] just getting hurt so early in the year and tying to come back just for today,'' Patton said, halting to wipe his eyes after getting a hug from his mother. "It's heartbreaking. It just wasn't meant to be this year.''
Patton said he first knew something wasn't right when he was running in the 100 prelims. He entered as the top seed in both events.
"I thought it was going to be tough, but I felt strong running over the weekend. Going to therapy, I was feeling good for a couple of weeks. I just didn't feel like I was back to full strength [on Tuesday],'' Patton said. "It was bothering me before, but not to the extent when I was running.''
After jumping 45 feet, 1.5 inches at the West Central Coaches Meet triple jump and nearly 45 at the Inter-County Conference Championships, Claypoole said he didn't think he was capable of doing much more. Instead he pulled out a 45-8.25 on his third jump of the preliminaries and was consistently in the 45s on Tuesday.
"I don't know where that came from. I just stretched out my phases. I've been working on it. Coach wanted me to peak here and do my best at states, so I guess I got what he wanted,'' Claypoole said.
Claypoole has come as far as any area competitor this season, improving by 3 feet over his best result from his junior season.
"It was just from practice, I guess. Weightlifting for football helped me - I was at weightlifting a lot. I improved my speed going to camps,'' Claypoole said. "Now I'm thinking to get 46 and at least place at states. My goal before was to make it to states. Now it's to place there.''
Bellwood also is sending Sinisi and Kyle Bartlett to states as second-place finishers.
The co-top seed in the 300, Sinisi looked out of it when he struggled with a hurdle coming around the turn. He recovered, though, and caught Richland's Zach Hanley at the tape, but was edged by two-hundredths of second. Sinisi, though, recorded a season-best time of 40.54, which would have been good enough to advance to states even if he hadn't finished in the top two.
Bartlett, seeded second coming into the 3200, ran a 10:10.76 to finish behind only Penns Valley's Kyle Brown. That helped Bellwood amass 115 team points. Richland was second with 66 and Ligonier Valley and Penns Valley were tied for third with 42.
"It's a great feeling,'' B-A coach Nick Lovrich said. "Our guys are so unselfish. We preach team, and they buy into the team effort, and you can see it in our team performance. We have guys do four events just so we can win team championships. Our guys did a great job today all around.''
Patton's injury opened the door for Bearer, the 2011 runner-up, in the 400. Bearer completed the circuit in 51.59, making him a district champion in track as well as basketball, but he said Patton's absence took away some of the glow of his win.
"Unfortunately, Nick Patton couldn't run today. I was really disappointed about that, because I knew he'd push me. But I'm still really excited for states,'' Bearer said.
Bearer was third coming into the last 100 meters but ran down Portage's Dean Bimle to win the race. Bimle's 51.94 was good for second and a trip to states, as well.
"I always end up like that. I was right where I wanted to be coming down the 200 and right where I wanted to finish, too,'' Bearer said. "Of course, I'd always like to be in first [at the 200 mark], but that doesn't always happen. So, I'd like to at least be in the 24[-second] range, and then I have my finish.''
Pride crossed the finish line in 15.48 to win the 110 hurdles, with Philipsburg-Osceola's Cole Curtis finishing second in 15.73 - five-hundredths of a second ahead of Sinisi - to qualify for states as well.
"It's amazing. I worked all season to get to this. This is the thing I trained for. Unbelievable,'' said Pride, a senior. "[Curtis] ran a faster qualifying time than me. I knew he was going to be with me the whole time. He pushed me to the end. It was a great race.''
Winning for Pride was, no pun intended, a matter of Pride. Last year he took a fall in the event.
"You have to have sprinter's speed, but technique takes you farther. You hit a hurdle, you're down,'' Pride said. "Last year, I took a nasty fall here. I didn't finish the race. It was horrible. From then, I knew this was going to be my goal. I had to come back and make a big statement.''
Wilson-Adams won the high jump, as expected, but his 6-4 winning height, while matching the state-qualifying height, was a far cry from the 6-8s and 6-10s he had been jumping. He was reserved after the event.
"I think I was just tired from the other two jumping events I had to do,'' Wilson-Adams, a junior, said. "I wanted to get one good jump in the triple jump and qualify for states, and then just focus on the high jump. But I kept scratching in the triple jump, so I had to keep doing it. I was just tired and couldn't to anything.''
Penn Cambria's James Mardula was the only other high jumper to clear 6-2. Had Wilson-Adams equaled his best jump of the season, he would have tied the meet record.
"I wanted to come out and do better. Last year, I only did 6-2,'' Wilson-Adams said. "This is when I needed to do it the most, and I couldn't do it.''
Several other area competitors and teams advanced to states by virtue of second-place finishes.
Cambria Heights senior Zack Prohonic qualified in two events, finishing second to Claypoole in the triple jump at a season-best 44-0 and coming in second by an inch to Ligonier Valley's Luke Crumrine in the long jump, where he jumped 21-5. Prohonic had been the co-top seed in the latter event with Claypoole, who took third.
Brandon Long erased a 15-meter gap on Purchase Line's Nick Hudak with about 250 meters left in the anchor leg, but Hudak held him off and pulled away down the stretch to give the Red Dragons the win in the 3200 relay. However, Long qualified for states along with Grant Barber, Jake Fedore and Tim Hite by virtue of their second-place finish, and their 8:15.90 time just missed the state qualifying standard.
That United's Stefan Moreau won all three throws wasn't a surprise. However, the second-place showing of Tyrone's Corey Snyder was completely unexpected; Snyder's toss of 174-2 was more than 12 feet better than his previous season-best, allowing him to vault all the way up from the sixth seed coming in.
Northern Cambria sophomore Gus Yahner came in as the top seed in the pole vault, having jumped 14-0 this season, but he apparently felt the nerves at the district meet and settled for a third-place showing at 13-0.
Meet notes: No meet records were set nor did anyone finishing outside the top two meet the PIAA qualifying standard. ... Before the evening session of the meet, the Blair County Chapter of PIAA Track and Field Officials presented outstanding performer awards to Patton, Claypoole, Bishop Guilfoyle Catholic's Sam Dunning, Central's Tyler McGraw and Williamsburg's Chad Wheland. Seth Worthing, Moreau and Brown were the only individual double winners. Brown scratched out of the 3200 at states, where he'll be replaced by teammate Matt Fuller.
KEY, TEAM SCORING: 1, BA-Bellwood-Antis, 115; 2, R-Richland, 66; 3 (tie), LV-Ligonier Valley and PV-Penns Valley, 42; 5 (tie) CC-Central Cambria and U-United, 40; 7 (tie) NC-Northern Cambria, PO-Philipsburg-Osceola and PL-Purchase Line, 36; 10, CH-Cambria Heights, 28; 11, BM-Bishop McCort, 26; 12, JN-Juniata, 25; 13, T-Tyrone, 24; 14, SH-Southern Huntingdon, 18; 15 (tie) FH-Forest Hills and SB-Saltsburg, 14; 17 (tie) PC-Penn Cambria and PT-Portage, 13; 19, WH-Westmont Hilltop, 12; 20, MU-Mount Union, 11; 21, PM-Penns Manor, 10; 22, WL-Williamsburg, 8; 23, HD-Huntingdon, 7; 24, JV-Juniata Valley, 5; 26, HC-Homer-Center, 4; BEA-Bald Eagle Area, ; 27 (tie) BC-Bishop Carroll, CN-Central and WB-West Branch, 3; 30, BG-Bishop Guilfoyle, 2; 31 (tie) BV-Blacklick Valley, MC-Marion Center and SJ-St. Joseph's, 0.
100 dash: 1, S. Worthing, BA, 11.21; 2, Goshorn, JN, 11.27; 3, I. O'Shea, BA, 11.44; 4, Grissinger, JV, 11.54; 5, Reed, BM, 11.67; 6, King, PV, 11.68; 7, Burkey, FH, 11.70; 8, Flick, R, 11.79.
200 dash: 1, S. Worthing, BA, 22.45; 2, Bodley, JN, 23.21; 3, Knupp, LV, 23.26; 4, King, PV, 23.29; 5, Hoak, SB, 23.66; 6, Koval, BM, 23.68; 7, Flick, R, 23.70; 8, S. Bearer, NC, 23.92.
400 dash: 1, D. Bearer, NC, 51.59; 2, Bimle, PT, 51.94; 3, Popovnak, R, 52.14; 4, Koval, BM, 52.71; 5, Hoak, SB, 52.82; 6, Kristofits, WB, 52.93; 7, S. Bearer, NC, 53.03; 8, Wolfe, BA, 53.07.
800 run: 1, Blose, PL, 1:57.39; 2, Decker, PV, 1:57.94; 3, Colvin, R, 2:00.96; 4, Lichvar, U, 2:02.66; 5, Croyle, LV, 2:03.98; 6, Long, CC, 2:05.17; 7, Wheland, WL, 2:05.72; 8, Husar, PT, 2:06.20.
1600 run: 1, R. Brown, PV, 4:30.66; 2, McKeehan, MU, 4:35.51; 3, Dailey, WH, 4:37.52; 4, Zook, T, 4:38.17; 5, K. Bartlett, BA, 4:39.72; 6, Barber, CC, 4:43.38; 7, England, WL, 4:45.43; 8, Miller, BEA, 4:47.56.
3200 run: 1, R. Brown, PV, 10:09.00; 2, K. Bartlett, BA, 10:10.76; 3, Fuller, PV, 10:12.39; 4, Dailey, WH, 10:14.56; 5, England, WL, 10:25.35; 6, Dean, SH, 10:35.02; 7, Marx, R, 10:35.53; 8, Patrick, LV, 10:37.53.
110 hurdles: 1, Pride, CC, 15.48; 2, Curtis, PO, 15.73; 3, Sinisi, BA, 15.78; 4, Holsinger, CC, 15.95; 5, Brown, CH, 16.27; 6, McGraw, CN, 16.28; 7, Madey, BG, 16.45.
300 hurdles: 1, Hanley, R, 40.54; 2, Sinisi, BA, 40.56; 3, I. O'Shea, BA, 41.21; 4, Curtis, PO, 41.45; 5, Pourban, PT, 42.45; 6, Cornell, LV, 42.62; 7, McCracken, HC, 42.62; 8, Gilbert, JN, 43.02.
400 relay: 1, Bellwood-Antis (C. Worthing, S. Worthing, DeGol, O'Shea), 43.41; 2, Richland (Hanley, Rozich, J. Rizzo, Flick), 43.96; 3, Ligonier Valley, 45.15; 4, Forest Hills, 45.46; 5, Juniata, 45.58; 6, Philipsburg-Osceola, 45.75; 7, Northern Cambria, 45.91; 8, Central Cambria, 46.26.
1600 relay: 1, Bellwood-Antis (Sinisi, DeGol, I. O'Shea, S. Worthing), 3:24.80; 2, Ligonier Valley, 3:26.32; 3, Richland, 3:32.25; 4, Philipsburg-Osceola, 3:34.69; 5, Bald Eagle Area, 3:39.43; 6, Central Cambria, 3:39.91; 7, Bishop McCort, 3:40.92; 8, Juniata, 3:41.14.
3200 relay: 1, Purchase Line (Blose, Goodlin, Karadus, Hudak), 8:14.55; 2, Central Cambria (Barber, Fedora, Hite, Long), 8:15.90; 3, Richland, 8:34.42; 4, Southern Huntingdon, 8:38.42; 5, United, 8:40.26; 6, Bellwood-Antis, 8:46.20; 7, Cambria Heights, 8:54.98; 8, Ligonier Valley, 9:03.05.
High jump: 1, Wilson-Adams, T, 6-4; 2, Mardula, PC, 6-2; 3, Lacue, CH, 6-0; 4, T. Olish, NC, 6-0; 5, Civis, R, 6-0; 6, Stolitza, PL, 5-10; 7, DeGol, BA, 5-8; 8, Claypoole, BA, 5-8.
Long jump: 1, Crumrine, LV, 21-6; 2, Prohonic, CH, 21-5; 3, Claypoole, BA, 21-2; 4, DeGol, BA, 20-3; 5, Reed, BM, 19-10.5; 6, Donoughe, FH, 19-9.5; 7, C. Worthing, BA, 19-9; 8, Georgeovich, WH, 19-9.
Triple jump: 1, Claypoole, BA, 45-8.25; 2, Prohonic, CH, 44-0; 3, Bytner, PM, 43-10; 4, Mardula, PC, 43-8.5; 5, McKnight, PO, 43-4.5; 6, Snedden, FH, 41-8; 7, Steffan, BA, 41-7.5; 8, Donoughe, FH, 41-6.75.
Shot put: 1, Moreau, U, 51-7; 2, Rugg, BM, 47-5; 3, Seymour, CC, 47-3.5; 4, Jenkins, BA, 45-8.75; 5, Price, PL, 44-7.75; 6, House, MU, 42-7; 7, Newhouse, HC, 42-7; 8, Pierce, PL, 42-5.25.
Discus: 1, Moreau, U, 151-11; 2, Price, PL, 132-0; 3, Lanich, PO, 129-7; 4, Kojaninovich, PO, 129-4; 5, Brown, PM, 129-4; 6, Powell, JN, 126-4; 7, Thomas, SH, 124-7; 8, Sokira, CC, 123-4.
Javelin: 1, Moreau, U, 184-9; 2, Snyder, T, 174-2; 3, Ludwig, NC, 170-3; 4, Speicher, R, 169-4; 5, Yard, SB, 163-5; 6, Hegemann, BC, 161-10; 7, Zimmerman, SB, 153-9; 8, Dickson, T, 152-5.
Pole vault: 1, Mikulsky, R, 13-6; 2, Cornelious, SH, 13-0; 3, Yahner, NC, 13-0; 4, Hall, HD, 13-0; 5, Nealan, NC, 12-6; 6, Davis, LV, 12-6; 7, Peters, HD, 12-6; 8, Baird, U, 12-6.
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MARTINSBURG - Curt Kimbrell and his wife, Chrissy, were in a fitness plateau after routinely hitting the same gym for the past six years. The traditional approach to staying in shape verged into the mundane until last January, when the duo discovered CrossFit. Since then, the couple has fallen head over heels for the regime and recently opened their own business - CrossFit 25404 - seeking to offer the resource to the community.
"The definition really of CrossFit is constantly varied, functional movements performed at high intensity," Curt Kimbrell said. "CrossFit makes you better at doing everyday things and the unexpected things that you might encounter."
The Kimbrells kicked off their CrossFit career by first learning techniques via YouTube videos. As they became more advanced, their piqued interest led them to a two-day training course that additionally offered certification. After seeing results, the Kimbrells plan to be lifelong CrossFit converts.
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Ten-year-old Paris Kimbrell takes time for her routine workout at CrossFit 25404, the new fitness venture her parents, Curt and Chrissy, recently opened.
"We won't go back to another fitness program. We'll always do CrossFit now," Curt Kimbrell said. "It really is the fitness of the future."
CrossFit 25404, located at 401 Albert St., opened Oct. 15. The Kimbrells are both certified L-1 Trainers, in addition to being CrossFit Kids-certified. Jennifer Arensberg also works in the gym, or what Chrissy terms "the box," as an L-1 Trainer.
"We don't say 'can't.' My daughter said 'can't' so she has to do five burpees," Chrissy Kimbrel said, gesturing to 10-year-old Paris, tirelessly charging her own body weight off of the ground.
"CrossFit embraces the functional movements we do all the time," she added. "That's why we don't have any machines. (CrossFit) believes no machines, we make machines."
Functional movements include squatting, rowing and sprinting during shorter workouts - 30 minutes for junior classes and up to an hour for adults - of quick-paced, non-stop motion.
"Once you start CrossFit, it's addicting," Chrissy Kimbrell said. "You wonder what the workout is going to be the next time you come in."
Junior classes, for ages 10 and up, are offered at 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday.
"CrossFit embraces the fact that children need to be happy to be here. It's not work," Chrissy Kimbrell said. "Everything needs to be fun for them."
Adult classes are offered at 10 a.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday; noon Tuesday and Thursday; 5:30 and 6:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday; and 5:30 p.m. Friday.
"One of the really positive things about this is it's really our own community. It's not like your other typical workout places where everybody is kind of a stranger," Chrissy Kimbrell said. "You can see in here, everybody knows everybody. Everybody roots for the other person. And often the last person in is cheered just as loud as the first person to finish."
For the Kimbrells, the owners of the connecting Alliance Electric, a typical training schedule includes three days on and one day off.
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Monti is a very beautiful Lab mix who behaves and plays very well with the other dogs at the shelter. The previous owners who turned him in stated that he does not like cats. At the shelter, however, he has shown that he definitely likes other dogs. Monti enjoys playing with his companions in the play yard and does well on a leash once he has expended some energy. He seems very smart and very trainable. Come out and visit Monti. Monti weighs 67 pounds.
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Peg Oakes knows the value of exercise.
She puts on her sweats three days a week and heads to the gym.
That is no big deal in itself until you learn that Oakes is 92 years old and has been keeping up the regimen for about 10 years.
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(Mirror photo by Gary M. Baranec) Alice Swab of Juniata Gap works out in a SilverSneakers Fitness class at the Hollidaysburg YMCA.
(Mirror photo by Gary M. Baranec) Peg Oakes, 92, of Altoona uses weights during a SilverSneakers Fitness class at the Hollidaysburg YMCA. She has been going to the class for about 10 years.
"I was one of the first ones out there," said Oakes of the Silver- Sneakers Fitness Program that the YMCA of Hollidaysburg began about a decade ago.
She said the workout really makes a difference.
"When I don't get to go, I can feel it," she said. "Like a few weeks ago, when I had the flu. I got stiff."
By stiff, Oakes explains it's a feeling she gets from sitting around too long.
"I don't have any rheumatism. I don't have any problems," she said.
She said the SilverSneakers workout is good for muscles and builds strength in her hands, arms and legs.
"It's a very good program," said Oakes of Altoona.
In addition to keeping her body in shape, the program has allowed her to develop friendships and get to know other people. She said through the program, YMCA offers luncheons for the group, including a summer picnic and one during the holidays. Her family even arranged for a surprise 90th birthday celebration for her before class two years ago.
Oakes said people at the YMCA could not believe her age, so she showed them her driver's license to prove it. She said she attributes her good health to eating properly, trying to think young and especially to exercising.
While Oakes is no couch potato, other seniors may be considering the need for a fitness routine.
Tina Kunstbeck, wellness center director at the YMCA, said exercise can "give you more energy and make you feel better." She said any senior who has not been active should check with his or her doctor before working out.
"You might feel fine," she said, "but make sure you are good to go."
Kunstbeck said 30 minutes of moderate exercise five to six days a week is recommended for seniors. It should be enough to get the heart rate up.
"But even a couple of days a week is better than nothing," she said.
Programs, such as SilverSneakers Fitness, are designed with seniors' abilities in mind and are offered to Medicare recipients who are enrolled in certain supplemental health plans.
Other area fitness centers that offer the SilverSneakers Fitness Program are The Summit Tennis and Athletic Club of Altoona, Snap Fitness Centers in Altoona and Duncansville, Garver Memorial YMCA in Roaring Spring and ProCare Health Systems in Tyrone.
For seniors who do not have that option, Kunstbeck suggested walking, especially on a route that includes a few hills.
She said warming up before exercising is important and beginners should start nice and easy.
"A walk will get the blood circulating," she said.
Static stretches should be held for 20 to 30 seconds and only done at the end of the workout when there is less chance of injury, she said.
Kunstbeck said the senior needs to pay attention to his or her body when exercising and make sure he or she does not get too out of breath.
She recommended the talk test. If if is easy to talk, then the walk is a light one. If it is harder to talk, the pace is a moderate one, but if the walker is not able to talk, the exercise is too stressful.
In addition to walking, she said exercise programs are available on the Internet or the senior may want to meet with a personal trainer.
Most fitness centers, including the YMCA, require a membership to receive instruction from a personalized trainer. Kunstbeck added that those in the SilverSneakers Program are members of the Y, but there is an extra fee for individualized programs.
One of the benefits of a fitness class is that it motivates people to maintain their regimens.
"People are there to socialize with. You'll want to go," Kunstbeck said. "Some people find friends to do things with outside the exercise program."
Kunstbeck added that aquatics programs are available for seniors with arthritis and some are free with a membership. The Y has a warm water pool for their comfort in addition to its regular pool.
Charli Thompson, a certified SilverSneakers instructor, said more seniors are exercising because they see the benefits.
"They know they can't sit still or that's how they will end up," Thompson said. "They need to move."
She said the program includes a warm-up, cool down and exercises with balls, 2-pound weights and tubes along with water breaks.
"Seniors tend not to drink water," she said, "but it is just as important as the exercise."
While she takes her job seriously, Thompson said the seniors also make it fun.
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The taunts of "boy" and "monkey" still loom large in Elijah Turley's race discrimination case.
So does the "dancing gorilla" sign hung near his work station, and the "KKK" spelled out on a nearby wall.
A federal judge pointed to those "loathsome" incidents of racial harassment in ruling that the former Lackawanna steelworker is entitled to $6 million in damages from his former employers.
"The unyielding harassment took its toll," Chief U.S. District Judge William M. Skretny said of Turley. "And by the time he left, he was broken and dispirited."
Skretny, in a recent decision, reduced the $25 million that a jury awarded Turley after a three-week trial last year.
But, for the most part, he upheld the jury's determination that Turley's former employers were liable for a culture of racial discrimination that existed at the steel plant.
Citing "reprehensible" conduct, the judge pointed to several incidents of racial harassment, including offensive name-calling, monkey sounds broadcast over a public address system and a co-worker's threats against Turley's life.
"The overt racist harassment lasted for more than three years," Skretny said in his decision. "It did not improve with time; it escalated. Investigations were feeble and perfunctory; responses were cursory."
Skretny's decision is the result of the defendants' request for a new trial and its contention that the original jury verdict was excessive given evidence in the case.
Turley, a processor operator in the pickler department, started at the plant in 1995 when it was still Bethlehem Steel, and remained there after it was sold to ISG Lackawanna Inc. in 2003 and Arcelor-Mittal USA in 2005. He was laid off when the plant closed in April 2009.
Arcelor-Mittal, a global steelmaking giant based in Luxembourg, and the other defendants now have the option of accepting Skretny's decision or appealing.
"On behalf of all defendants, we are encouraged that the court addressed some of the problems with the jury's verdict," the company said in a statement, "and we are analyzing our options for appeal with respect to the remaining problems."
Turley has agreed to accept the lower damages amount.
"We believe the revised award will still function to punish and deter defendants, while being permissible under the law," Ryan J. Mills, one of Turley's lawyers, said in a statement. "We sincerely hope this case will operate as a reminder to employers to constantly re-evaluate how employees are treated and what kind of work environment society will not tolerate."
The jury's original award of $25 million followed a three-week trial at which Turley, an African-American, testified about a series of incidents during his time working at the steel plant.
Turley testified that the incidents from 2005 to 2008 left him a physical and emotional wreck and forever changed his life.
"This is not a case where a black employee was simply passed over for a promotion, terminated out of bias, or retaliated against for making a complaint," Skretny said in his decision. "Nor is this a single incident of racial insensitivity or discrimination.
"Turley was instead made to suffer daily ignominies and outrageous abuses," the judge said. "Testimony revealed that Turley, once a proud and animated athlete, was rendered a mere shell of the man he once was."
The original jury found the corporate defendants liable for all but a small percentage of the $25 million award, the overwhelming share of which were punitive damages intended to either punish the company or deter it from engaging in similar conduct.
Skretny reduced the punitive damages from $24 million to $5 million but kept intact the $1.3 million in compensatory damages. He also awarded $432,000 in attorney fees to Turley's lawyers.
In reducing the punitive damages, the judge acknowledged that Arcelor-Mittal and the other corporate defendants were not solely to blame for what Turley endured.
He also acknowledged that some steps were taken to reform the plant's "racist" environment and pointed to the hiring of a private investigator, the installation of security cameras and the suspension of employees involved.
During the trial, lawyers for Arcelor-Mittal admitted that many of the incidents happened but argued that the company and its executives were caught in the middle.
They also suggested that much of what happened at the steel plant is the kind of "trash-talking" that's common in manufacturing facilities.
Turley's lawyers told a far different story and suggested that company officials fell far short of what they needed to do to protect Turley.
They specifically pointed to former Labor Relations Manager Larry D. Sampsell, former Human Resources Manager Gerald C. Marchand and the former manager of the pickler department, Thomas Jaworski, all of whom were found liable in the case.
In the end, Skretny also found them responsible.
"The defendants themselves were not simply bystanders," he said. "Defendant Jaworski repeatedly called Turley 'boy.' When Turley told him about the 'KK' graffiti, his response, according to Turley, was to laugh and tell Turley to 'go get a can of paint and paint it yourself.'
"Sampsell, too, laughed off the 'KK' as horseplay," the judge said. "When Turley complained, Sampsell callously told Turley that 'King Kong' was a good movie and that he should go see it."
The defendants have until later this month to accept or appeal Skretny's decision.
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The blockage of access to needed medication for cancer patients is a prime example of the focus of the GOP legislators in Madison. Rather than helping the state and its people, they are working to consolidate political power and repay their corporate contributors.
Look at a few of the items passed by the state GOP and documented well in the conservative press. Keep in mind that almost all of these items have been duplicated in every state government held by this same GOP "supermajority."
1. Tax increases or elimination of tax breaks for the poor and elderly. 2. Elimination of health care for thousands. 3. Tax cuts for the rich and tax breaks for wealthy corporate donors. 4. Restriction of access to legal assistance. 5. Restrictions to the First Amendment. 6. Dissolution of unions. 7. Slashing education funding. 8. Giving our tax dollars to corporate schools. 9. Villainization of teachers and public servants. 10. Elimination of voting rights for thousands.
Huge amounts of time and tax dollars have been spent on items like these that do nothing to help the state, the economy, or the people. Even "concealed carry," while popular, does nothing to improve the lives of citizens. The proposed voting restrictions are a nationwide attempt to disenfranchise enough democratic voters to win elections.
Our state government has been hijacked by people who have no intention of working for their constituents. Senator Fitzgerald's halt to approving needed cancer medications and restrictions to Veterans access to legal assistance in asbestos lawsuits shows me that the GOP majority simply does not care about our citizens. They only care about personal gain.
While most of the nation is enjoying a mild upturn in the economy, Wisconsin keeps lagging behind. The Republicans in Madison have refused to perform their jobs as elected representatives.
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Holidays: Family traditions
Did your ancestors receive treats of whale blubber as a Christmas delicacy?
If they did, they must have come from Greenland.
Learn more about holidaycustoms around the world - which may be quite different from your experiences. It may help you understand your ancestors' traditions.
Santa Claus - who has many names - doesn't always wear his traditional red suit, fly around in a sleigh pulled by reindeer, or pop down a chimney.
In Hawaii, he wears a red Hawaiian shirt, and arrives in an outrigger canoe, with elves in aloha shirts.
In some countries where the main religion is not Christianity, there are also interesting traditions.
When we lived in Teheran, I was surprised to see that one could buy Christmas trees, and many stores sold all types of brightly colored lights and decorations. There was a large Armenian community (both Protestants and Catholics) along with Iranian Nestorian Christians.
In India - in the former Portuguese colony of Goa - there are nine days of fireworks and parties to celebrate the Wise Men's arrival. Christians and Hindus celebrate together on January 6, the Feast of the Three Kings. Young boys from prominent families are chosen to play the kings, wear bright costumes and ride in on white horses.
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experts by and large agree that security via obscurity is not a wise
model for protecting customers over the long term. That's
exactly the model Apple has employed
successfully for some time now. However, its luck finally
appears to be running short.Hot on the heels of a newly
discovered iOS exploit that allows access to locked iPhones,
new reports [1] [2] from
security research firms SecureFirm and Intego reveals
that a new trojan is targeting Mac users using a vulnerability in OS
X's Java player.According to the Intego report
the new malware, trojan.osx.boonana.a, is really a reworked version
of the Koobface malware, which has attacked Windows in the past.
The malware acts
as a worm when it spreads and as
a trojan when it is infecting your computer.Users
may encounter the worm via links posted on Facebook, MySpace,
Twitter, and other websites. When clicking the link, the applet
attempts to run. Users can stop the infection before it starts
by denying the applet permission to run when OS X's Java player pops
up a dialogue.If they allow the applet to run, they may get
another warning if they have a Mac antispyware program like
VirusBarrier X6's Anti-Spyware installed. If they don't get
the warning, or choose to disregard it, the applet will attempt to
make a connection with a remote server and installs a rootkit,
backdoor, command and control, and other elements. These files
are copied to an invisible folder -- .jnana -- in the user's home
directory.If the virus is allowed to carry out its infection
process, the unsuspecting Mac user may find themselves part
of a botnet. When they log on social networks, the virus
will post links to spread the infection. It may also send spam
e-mail via their logged-in accountsOther variants of this
virus target Windows and Linux, making it a rare true cross-platform
virus. All these viruses share the fact that they use the Java
player as a route of attack. According to Intego,
other OS X-specific versions of the virus have shown up, but most are
broken or try to connect to offline servers.The malware could
become potentially more dangerous in the future if it is able to
eliminate the warnings from the Java player and/or change the
name/location of the infection directory, making it hard for virus
removal software to find it.While it does not appear that
this virus takes advantage of any unique flaws in Apple's version of
Java, some security experts say that Apple's Java player may have
more vulnerabilities than Window's. That's because Apple makes
its own Java player, which according to an
e-mailreportedly attributed to Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs,
is always a version behind the official Linux/Windows builds from Sun
and Oracle.Apple is reportedly considering ditching its Java
player in future versions of OS X, such as OS X 10.7 "Lion".
Similarly it's considering
rejecting Flash, another multimedia web technology.
Ultimately these efforts may eliminate some routes of attack, but now
that Apple is being targeted it must realize -- there is always a
back door.
quote: Mac users warned of growing virus threathttp://news.techworld.com/security/3245158/mac-use...There are now 5,000 'strains' of malware that target the Mac and the company says it is seeing 500 new Mac-specific samples appearing every month."We would even say that today, the Windows operating system is more secure than Mac , simply because Microsoft has been working proactively on security for many years," he added
quote: My aunt's two year old MBP was infected a few months ago, with what I don't know.
quote: Nobody has any evidence that that any mac has been infected with malware.
quote: An argument is put forward that it's because of low market share and thus Macs are difficult to find and not knowing any Mac users so infections are hard to spot.
quote: The fact is that as long as you avoid evidence you can claim anything is true or not true. I prefer the real world and empirical evidence based reasoning, call me old fashioned.
quote: There is no evidence of actual Mac infections.
quote: There is evidence of millions of Windows PCs being infected.
quote: End of story.
quote: Surely Tony is a troll?
quote: hey have the cheek to point the finger at everyone else in order to take the focus off of the weaknesses in Windows and to take umbrage when someone points out the security short comings of their chosen OS.
quote: he gets hit by a bus
quote: I just love Windows fans. They run an OS - out of choice - that is so insecure that it has spawned and continues to nourish a vast world wide industry making malware and they have the cheek to point the finger at everyone else in order to take the focus off of the weaknesses in Windows and to take umbrage when someone points out the security short comings of their chosen OS.


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A gorilla shrewdly sells back a missing key chain to the highest bidder. An orangutan picks a lock to let himself out of his zoo enclosure and two elephants adopt a tag-team strategy to keep their handlers from putting them back into theirs. In The Parrot's Lament, noted environmentalist Eugene Linden offers more than one hundred true anecdotes about animal acts of cooperation, heroism, escape–even tales of deception or manipulation of human beings. Drawing on the first-person experiences of veterinarians, field biologists, researchers, and trainers, Linden has compiled a warmly entertaining and powerfully persuasive argument for animal consciousness that, while not human, far exceeds what humans usually grant animals. Scientifically sound and emotionally compelling, The Parrot's Lament contains remarkable stories that are sure to resonate with animal lovers, turning skeptics everywhere into believers.
"Linden reveals how animals demonstrate aspects of intelligence as they escape from, cheat and outfox humans."—Time magazine
"[Linden's] incisive prose turns even these non-human scoundrels into endearing subjects." —The New York Times Book Review
Table of Contents
The Wolf Who Made Friends with a Goat Games and Humor
"She Didn't Know Human, and He Didn't Know Gorilla . . . " Trade and Barter
Ah, Treachery Deception
I Think that You Think that I Think that You Think . . . Mind Reading and Mental Chess
The Pig Who Ran to Work Cooperation in Work, Conflict, and Healing
Orangutan Engineers and Nut-Cracking Chimps Tools and Intelligence
Escape from Topeka . . . And Omaha, and Brownsville, and . . .
Love! Valor! Compassion! Empathy and Heroism
What Do They Make of Us? A Place Where Humans Are the Novelty
Selected Bibliography


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text: Discover snowshoe trekking - guided treks on traditional snowshoes! Try a one day trek around snow covered villages or make a two day trek with a fun-filled fondue evening and overnight accommodation in a high-Alpine mountain hut. Treks are organized by the Ski & Snow- boarding Schools, the Tourist Information Centers and various sports shops. The technique is simple - almost as easy as walking, so hire your snowshoes and get trekking!


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on February 27, 2013 - 12:39 AM
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Amherst Police Chief John C. Askey offered his support Tuesday for $300,000 in security enhancements proposed by Williamsville School Superintendent Scott Martzloff to pay for school monitors, a safety resource officer and a new ID system.
Askey was among those who attended an update and discussion on the budget proposal for the 2013-14 school year that currently includes Martzloff's districtwide safety enhancements, which were proposed in the wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings in December. However, some members of the School Board have questioned the wisdom of spending an additional $300,000 on school security in light of a budget that could raise taxes by more than 4 percent.
Accompanying Askey to Tuesday's hearing was Amherst Town Supervisor Barry Weinstein, Assistant Police Chief Charles Cohen, Amherst Council Member Barbara Nuchereno and a school resource officer for the Sweet Home School District, Officer Jeff Gilbert.
"We're here today specifically because of what happened at Sandy Hook. The nation is focused. I think that the only good thing comes of something like that is staying focused, get reinvigorated about making our schools safer and looking at what we can do. That's why we're here today," said Askey.
For those concerned about the $150,000 cost of a school resource officer, Askey noted that the cost could be reduced.
"Officer Jeff Gilbert is my student resource officer at Sweet Home [and] when he's not, when the school isn't open, he's back at the Police Department. Instead of $125,000, he's actually only costing the school district about $85,000, because they're just paying to replace him when he's gone on a day-for-day basis," said Askey.
Meanwhile School Board President Carrie Kahn wondered if there were other avenues to pursue that would avoid having a police presence in the schools, which she said might alarm younger children. Askey said the police presence in the schools would be no more noticeable than it is now.
"We aren't talking about making impenetrable fortresses out of your schools. We're talking about making incremental improvements to an already excellent program that you have," said Askey.
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quote: Horace Dediu at Asymco had this to say:
quote: That's an interesting snapshot of the consumption of mobile devices, but is there a pattern here?
quote: These reposts you selected are wordy and weak in support of convincing me my purchase of an Android device was a mistake.
quote: This is not at all a snapshot of the consumption of mobile devices but of the usage of these mobile devices.
quote: It is significant because if you are a developer, digital content provider, advertiser or peripheral maker then you are only interested customers who actually spend money.


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DONNER SUMMIT, Calif. - It's official. Boreal Mountain Resort will open for skiing and snowboarding Friday, Oct. 26, after receiving more than 2 feet of fresh snow this week.
The Donner Summit resort will provide one lift from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. The early opening will mark the fourth year in a row that Boreal has provided skiing and riding in October.
Boreal will operate the Castle Peak Quad chairlift offering access to one run featuring multiple terrain park features. The resort plans to operate through the weekend and will assess conditions on Sunday to determine a midweek operating schedule.


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A federal appeals court sided with the League to Save Lake Tahoe Thursday in the environmental group's challenge to a proposed development near Stateline.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit decision vacates a 2011 judgment allowing the Sierra Colina Village project to go ahead. The League appealed the lower court's ruling in September 2011.
The court battle centered around whether a U-shaped road through the proposed 18-acre, 50-unit residential development off Lake Village Drive primarily serves the public. The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency found the road would see heavy use by the public as a bike path and granted developers additional land coverage for the project because of the determination. The League argued the road would primarily serve residents of Sierra Colina and expressed concerns the TRPA's finding would set a dangerous precedent for future development.
Appeals judges were skeptical of the public determination during oral arguments last month and Tuesday's decision found the evidence presented by the TRPA and project proponents was not enough to find the road, known as LPF 3, would primarily be used by the public.
"While the record shows that LPF 3 will provide a valuable link in Douglas County's trail network, it does not establish that the access road will primarily serve members of the public utilizing that trail network," according to the decision.
The TRPA issued five permits for the project, in addition to certifying its environmental document, TRPA spokeswoman Kristi Boosman said Thursday afternoon. The decision will send the case back to U.S. District Court and eventually back to the TRPA, Boosman said.
The agency will then seek to add evidence to the record to show the road primarily serves the public, Boosman said. The TRPA is expected to take up the issue early next year.
The League lauded the court's decision in a Thursday statement, while the developers of the project, Sierra Colina, LLC, called the case "one in a series of hostile and obstructionist tactics by the League in recent years."
"We are gratified that the court has endorsed existing protections on road building and removed the possibility of a precedent-setting relaxation of those protections," said Darcie Goodman-Collins, the League's executive director, in the statement. "We look forward to evolving a stronger working relationship with the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency and with area developers so that, in the future, we may address concerns and resolve differences during the permitting phase."
Thursday's decision shattered a collaborative process at the expense of the general public, according to a Wednesday statement from Sierra Colina LLC.
"The Court's opinion is an abuse of discretion of the highest order, and a complete disregard of the Court's authority and obligations under applicable law," said Steve Kenninger, co-owner of Sierra Colina LLC.


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The Religion and American Culture Caucus of the American Studies Association is organizing panels for submission to the Program Committee of the ASA for the 2012 Annual Meeting. While only the ASA Program Committee has authority to select panels, the Caucus hopes to encourage participation in religion-focused panels by scholars in all fields.
Presenters, chairs, commentators, and chair/commentators are sought for this panel. Presenters can read traditional papers, lead discussions or activities, share a lecture, present visual analyses, or share their research in other ways in 15-25 minute presentations. Chairs introduce panelists, manage presentation time, and facilitate discussion after the presentations. Commentators provide feedback on individual presentations and offer brief comments that synthesize findings. Chair/commentators fulfill both roles.
With rare exceptions of non-academics who seek the approval of the ASA program committee, all participants must be members of the ASA in order to present, though membership is not required to submit a panel for consideration. Membership costs vary according to income and employment status. All participants must also register for the ASA Annual Meeting; registration cost likewise varies. Please see the http://www.theasa.net for information about cost of membership and registration. By submitting a presentation proposal or volunteering to serve as chair, commentator, or chair/commentator, you agree that, if your panel is accepted, you will join the ASA if you are not otherwise a member and register for and attend the Annual Meeting.
ASA Annual Meeting participants may appear on the program only once—as a panelist, chair, commentator, or commentator/chair. Please submit only one presentation proposal or volunteer for only one role as submitting more than one proposal or volunteering for more than one role will disqualify all panels for which you volunteer.
Would-be presenters should submit a 2-page CV and a 500 word abstract with title and your name to Religion and American Culture Caucus co-chair Rebecca Barrett-Fox at email@example.com by December 15, 2011. These should be submitted as MS Word documents or as PDFs. In addition, include a list of 3-5 key words and any AV needs at the bottom of the abstract.
Scholars volunteering to serve as chairs, commentators, and chair/commentators should submit 2-page CVs as well as a list of topics of particular expertise and the role(s) in which they are willing to serve. Senior scholars and those who plan on attending ASA anyway but not presenting are especially encouraged to volunteer in these roles. Again, this information should be sent to Rebecca Barrett-Fox at email@example.com by December 15, 2011.
The Religion and American Culture Caucus will organize panels by January 1, 2012. At that point, potential panelists and chairs will be matched and introduced to each other via email and encouraged to work together to draft a 500 word panel proposal, which must then be forwarded by panel members to the ASA Program Committee via the ASA's website. Panel submissions, which will include the panel proposal as well as individual presentation proposals and presenter and chair and commentator or chair/commentator CVs, are due to the ASA by January 26, 2012. The ASA Program Committee will identify accepted panels by early spring 2012 and will release the final schedule for the Annual Meeting early in the summer of 2012.
Religion and American Culture Caucus members are proud of the many panels focusing on religion that appeared in the Annual Meeting program in 2011 and of the large audiences that these panels drew and hope to extend this trend to 2012's Meeting. The Caucus seeks to support scholars as well as journalists, activists, and others who work in this area, especially those whose primary home is not in religious studies programs. If you are interested in participating in the work of the Caucus, please visit http://www.theasa.net/caucus_religion/. If you are considering submitting a presentation proposal but would like support in developing or articulating your ideas in writing, please email Rebecca Barrett-Fox at email@example.com for assistance.


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Sunday, October 13, 2013
On Oct. 3, local students Aquila Brown of Charleston Charter School for Math & Science and Evan Knox of Charleston Collegiate competed in the National Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge. The students traveled to New York City for the competition, which was held Thursday at The Times Center. YEScarolina's global program partner NFTE (Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship) organized the Challenge. Presented by MasterCard, the nationwide business plan contest draws regional competition winners and pits them against each other.
Brown and Knox are two of 39 students who competed against the brightest young business people from across the country for a chance to win $25,000 in cash and other prizes to advance their business and education. The evening also featured an appearance by all-star entrepreneur Sean "Diddy" Combs.
Per the NFTE/YESCarolina curriculum both students' high school entrepreneurship classes required the development and presentation of original business plans. The hands-on training the students gained in launching a business reflects an important and often difficult application of artwork, math, reading, writing, and critical thinking. The curriculum reinforces students' critical thinking skills and provides them with tools to help them take control of their futures and think entrepreneurially.
This past summer, Aquila and Evan competed and placed in the Mark Motley Statewide Business Plan Competition organized by YEScarolina. Since then, these teens have spent the majority of their free time working on their businesses and perfecting their presentations with mentors and YEScarolina coaching staff.
Aquila, who finished third in the 2013 YEScarolina State Business Plan Competition, presented a business plan for her company, TruSol Art. Her business is an expedient, hand-drawn portrait service that is tailored to the customer's preferences. Her target market is Charleston tourists. When she is not in school she spends her time at The Market, Battery and Waterfront Park marketing her services to potential customers. Aquila prides herself on customer service and providing a service that tells a story and is more than a trinket souvenir. If you ask her what she would tell somebody else interested in starting a business, she would reply, "Set your goals high, and do not let anyone tell you what you can and cannot do."
After taking first place in the 2013 YEScarolina State Business Plan Competition, Evan has been fine-tuning his business plan for Bullseye Web Designs. His goal is to provide a quick, easy and affordable website design solution for companies and individuals. Evan does things differently at Bullseye Web Designs by approaching prospects with a fully functional demonstration website. Workdays can be busy, but he enjoys the pace and intensity of his work. His advice to future entrepreneurs: "the sooner that you get out there, start your business and build connections, the better."
For more information on YEScarolina, please visit: www.yescarolina.com. Or contact Harriett Lee firstname.lastname@example.com 843-556-1909.
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