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FIDO Alliance Formed to "Revolutionize" Online Authentication
Forget passwords – several Internet companies have formed the FIDO (Fast IDentity Online) Alliance, which they say will replace passwords with safer and easier to use authentication methods.
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According to the announcement, the FIDO Alliance intends to "revolutionize" online authentication by developing an open, scalable, and interoperable approach. Users currently can choose from a variety of devices with which to authenticate, including a finger sensor, a USB memory stick with password, and embedded FIDO hardware.
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Skip to comments.How to post articles on FR like a pro(vanity)
Posted on 12/31/2010 8:09:55 AM PST by Delacon
So you've found an article on the interweb you want to post on FR. You have clicked "Post" and put in the title of the article, your topics, your key words, source and source url. Now you come to the "body of thread" section. You want to post the article just as it appears on the website you lifted it from complete with all the links, pics and snazzy fonts. Here is a quick and easy way to do it. You need a text to html converter. WAIT! Don't give up yet. Bear with me. You don't need to download anything and all you have to really know is how to copy and paste. You can do this all online with very little effort. There is an easy online text to html converter at this link: http://knopok.net/text-to-html.html (the best and easiest one out there IMO). Click on the link(or cut and paste the link to the address bar in another window) then save it to your favorite places. Then open it in a seperate window from FR. Next, go to the window with the article that you want to post open in it. If the article has a "print" option or icon, click on that to get rid of all the banners and ads you don't want to show up in your post. Don't worry if it doesn't have one because you are going to copy and paste the article to the html converter and you can touch the article up by deleteing banners and ads once you paste the article to the converter. So take your pointer and start at the beginning of the article, click and drag until you get to the end of the article or wherever you want to stop, highlighting the whole area. Right click on the highlighted area and select "copy". Now go to the html converter window. You will see a big box with all these toolbars that looks much like what you see when you open microsoft word. Don't worry, the only icons on these tool bars that you really need to know are "source" and "new page". The "source" icon is in the upper lefthand corner and conveniently says "source". The "new page" icon is two icons over from the "source" icon and looks like a blank page. Start by clicking on the "new page" icon to clear out all the unnecessary text that the website uselessly added to the big white box below all the toolbar icons. The big white box below all the icons is where you are now going to paste your article. Right click in the big white box and click on the paste option in the drop down box. Your article should appear exactly as it appears in the original article. Now comes the cool part(IMO). Go up to the above mentioned "source" icon and click on it. This will convert the article to html which is what you need to paste in the "body of thread" section of your FR post to get all the bells and whistles. So right click on the converted html text and click on" select all", then right click on the highlighted area and select "copy". Now go to the FR window where your post is and right click on the "body of thread" box and select "paste". Your article should appears as html in the box. Click on preview and then post and you are done. Happy posting and Happy New Year!
You've posted almost 7 threads per day, and about 15 replies per day.
Paragraphs and lots of white space
are our friends.
I think it was supposed to be a 3D-looking cube. At a minimum, the coloring is all wrong.
The ultimate FR FAIL!
trying again . . . I could look up how to do this . . . vs futzing around .
basically the "br" (break)
code will do what you ask.
br in left and right carets
Thank you for the thread and forgive my snarkiness. I am half demented.
You'd like a break?
[station break]
Because there was some html code embedded in the text yet the poster did not insure that the whole post was html coded.
That mushes everything together.
One either has to ferret out the troubling code and remove it
insure that all the text is properly html coded into paragraphs etc.
Because there was some html code embedded in the text yet the poster did not insure that the whole post was html coded.
That mushes everything together.
Is that all?
I stand guilty of not observing good form and style. I simply did not use paragraphs. Blame me and not the text editor or the website from which it comes. There was no fail. As deks points out, in the articles I have previously posted(the ones where I simply copy the articles of others to the editor) the links, fonts, and yes paragraphs all show up as they should.
Those were the days . . . LOL.
Well, on average per day, but looking at yesterday's posts it looks like you're increasing the pace. Thanks for all the effort you've put in to posting articles.
You should have < p > ed before we started.
End your italics line with a < p > (no spaces).
Good on ya.
However, do you really want us to miss an end of year chance to
tweak, harrass, cajole, etc. on a favorite excuse for doing so?
Just think, if you weren't being harrassed, you might be ignored!
At least that's sometimes what I try and tell myself . . . as the resident
Chief Kook and Brain Cleaner
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Well, at least you didn't post a
Or a thread.
Man, it's a tough crowd here today. ; - )
This info is great and I'm bookmarking your post. Thank you.
***What the heck is that thing supposed to be, an origami duck?***
No, that's the umbrella Zero was trying to get through a gate while Moosele was watching him.
Free Republic is a forum, not a blog.
Yeah, I don't have that problem either. LOL.
Have a blessed New Year.
Poster FAIL!
I do it all the time, and then I make sure to bold the text too... Sort of how I behave in real life ;)
"You should have < p > ed before we started".
But I didn't feel like it then!
Bookmark, me too!
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more than 27%?
Look at sept-oct chart in 1987. what happened on the monday after the 200 dma was breached on thursday and friday?????
This aint 1987....again.
could be similar to 1937, 1973, 1980, 1990, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011 though. Overall 1987 wasn't such a bad year since there was a huge advance until August 1987. Fall 2008 was far worse than Oct 1987 to put it in context. The investors that got killed were the ones late to the party like the folks buying in January-March of 2012 that haven't cut their losses yet. They will get wiped out and never touch another stock. They will sell when down 30-40%. Think about the FB holders right now. What will they do when FB is $10-$15/share after buying at $40....perhaps just hold for 20 years and wait for a four bagger to occur?? The Euro issues and $1400 T derivative overhang have the potential to be far worse than Lehman's Sept 2008 failure. FB could trade into the single numbers and stay their for years. Wall Street coned everyone on this. The security attorneys will get rich from this failed IPO. Let the buyer beware. all stocks are bad unless they go up.
Why do you always post nonsense BS. 1987???..I worked in the Securities business in 1987. Back then, a typical trading day resulted in 50 million shares trade on the entire New York Stock exchange. Today, SPY alone trades three times that on a slow day.....and did not exist in 1987.....How about some credibility......Posting crap about 1987 isn't doin' it for ya!
greed and fear has been the same forever. read about the Tulip bulb mania/bubble? In the future, this could be referred to as the FED/Obama induced bubble of record low S-T interest rates for way too long....record money printing, record increase in deficit under one president in 3.5 years. actually Obama has racked up more debt in 3.5 years than the entire US since 1776. That sure hasn't been tested yet. what if rates do increase by 2-3% to curb hyper inflation? Anyone check plane tickets lately? an increase to 2% would be an eight fold move from the current 0.25%!! Look at the stock index charts. Those show fear and greed and what is actually happening now......not what some talking head on CNBC thinks ought to occur or wants to happen.
And two years ago, we had a flash crash. That wasn't 1987, either.
Tom's argument is no less valid than yours.
A 10% one day drop would equal about a 20% correction, which is reasonable.
Then a 5% bounce, and sideways until the middle of June.
My guesstimate.
the difference between 87 and now are so massive to even suggest there's a comparison yields the original poster to the idiot bin.
Talk about selective data points, why not any of the other breaches of the 200dma? kinda stupid to just pick the most extreme example
by tuesday i think between 1266 and 1259 then up for the rest of the week. then crash to 1207 if that doesn't hold 858
that's good analysis. I believe we test 1074 on SPX this week....the October low. Look at "Volume by price" on the SPY. There is an air pocket down to $107. The panic swelling this week could be unreal. Think about Friday, the put/call only landed at 1.18. Need 1.5 for a true train wreck and buying opportunity. That's only a 16% drop, far less than the 27% Dow drop on Black Friday 1987. With the PPT and trading circuit breakers in place we could easily do a 16% drop in 5 trading days but perhaps not in one day.
but it could. Problem is things are so bad, once Romney starts leading in the polls by a wide margin market will likely rally since we get rid of the do nothing socialist administration. Things are getting way worse under obama. Read this from Walker:
6/1 Jobs Hit the Iceberg Today: NFP 69,000
The Economy is a Train Wreck
The U.S. recession that began in December 2007 ended in June 2009, making the 18-month slump the longest since the Great Depression, according to the National Bureau of Economic Research back in in 2010. That's a bunch of poppycock!
GDP is being artificially propped up by US government borrowing and printing, which is creating an illusion of growth when there is none. Clearly GDP is trending down. The GDP last year shrunk to 1.7% annually from 3.0% in 2010, and it is likely to come in lower this year, with the bleak 2nd revision that we got on May 31st. It is not just the US debt choking the life out of the economy, it is the absence of growth, which is clearly reflected in the GDP.
This whole jobless recovery is nothing more than a mirage, a sham! Job growth is declining not rising. Housing prices continue to be in a free fall. GDP is down. Consumer Confidence has fallen off a cliff.
Supposedly the stimulus was to fix the economy and not allow the unemployment rate to rise above 8%. Well the stimulus was signed into law in February 2009, the same month the unemployment rate first moved above 8%, and it hasn't dropped below 8% in 40 months. The unemployment rate as been above 8% for almost 3 1/2 years.
It came as no surprise to me when the latest job numbers showed the unemployment rate actually went UP from 8.1% to 8.2%. Feeble hiring by U.S. employers in May sent markets plummeting and dimmed the already-cloudy outlook for an economy that appears to be following Europe and Asia into a slowdown.
If the size of the U.S. labor force as a share of the total population was the same as it was when before the financial crisis ~ 65.7% then vs. 63.8 % today—the U-3 unemployment rate would be 10.9 %.
Employers added a seasonally adjusted 69,000 jobs last month, the smallest increase in a year, and estimates for the two previous months were lowered. In April, the NFP were previously reported as 115,000 jobs; it was really 77,000. So April was revised downward and worse than expected. And March, 11,000 fewer jobs in March created; only 143,000 there. So you've got three months of less job creation than prevously thought. Notice that the weekly intial claims continue to be revised up every week, while the net jobs being created each month is being revised down each month.
Ed Morrissey points out:
"The U-6 figure, which comprises all unemployed and marginally attached workers, rose from 14.5% to 14.8%. The only really positive news was a fairly significant drop in the number of people not in the labor force, which went from 88.419 million to 87.958 million, a difference of 461,000 workers. However, the increase in underutilization tempers that improvement quite a bit."
Today's employment numbers caught many long term bulls by surprise, with their rosy projects of a recovery that never came. There is no recovery, there is not one economic metric that we can point to that shows that the economy is on the mend.
Another SPY thread of over reacting, the sky is falling, by IBD Man.
You don't want it to drop a lot
so that longs can pile in
and average down.
When they buy
then short.
They LOVE to lose money they made in the 2009-2012
Ponzi scheme.
or the 2009-2011
Ponzi scheme
for longs in gold and silver.
And $TSX!
Toronto Stock Exchange.
Nice 1.5 year drop.
toronto exchange, lmaooooo oh man, how gay is that....
It's going to 1205 and probably not that much lower.
Hey Alexandria, I don't believe you remember the zombies walking around the cities in Oct 1987 that lost 27% of their total net worth in a few hours. You were a newborn.


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Best Online Colleges for 2016
Two-year colleges represent one of the most affordable ways to enter higher education. Academic programs at the two-year level provide a solid foundation in the liberal arts and basics within certain major paths. Vocational programs take a more career-oriented track, helping students acquire specific skills they can apply on the job day one. Beyond the material itself, many junior and community colleges have embraced online learning, opening their doors to a more inclusive student body – from working professionals and stay-at-home parents to those who may not be able to commute to a physical campus. The following 2-year colleges offer some of the best combinations of online program volume, breadth, and affordability available today. See who stands out for 2016.
Many four-year colleges and universities have impressive resources at their disposal — cutting-edge technology, state-of-the-art laboratories, and well-trained faculty and staff. In recent years, some of these institutions have applied their top tech, lavish labs, and professor power to build out strong collections of online courses and degree programs; they offer both online and hybrid options to help students who need a more flexible higher educational path to succeed. The colleges below have demonstrated excellence when it comes to online learning, giving their student bodies the best combinations of course volume, academic quality, and resources inside the virtual classroom.
Online College Navigator & Comparison Tool
The search tool below has been designed to help simplify the process of comparing online colleges and programs. Users can evaluate distance learning options based on important factors such as enrollment, tuition, and academic program availability. Armed with this information, students can make an informed decision about which online university fits their personal, educational, and professional needs.
Online College Majors
The number of online learning options continues to grow across majors, with students earning degrees in accounting, criminal justice, psychology, and even nursing. While online programs have core elements across these majors, each one requires a targeted content and delivery to ensure graduates have the flexibility they need without sacrificing quality. Browse the pages below to learn how online education works in each major.
Online Colleges by State
Although online learning has removed many time and place barriers, it's important to see which colleges in your state offer online programs. Attending a local college or university with online programs makes it easier to take advantage of physical resources or, if necessary, enroll in a hybrid program. Select a state below to learn more about its online learning landscape.
- AL Alabama
- AKAlaska
- AZArizona
- ARArkansas
- CACalifornia
- COColorado
- CTConnecticut
- DEDelaware
- FLFlorida
- GAGeorgia
- MAMassachusetts
- MIMichigan
- MNMinnesota
- MSMississippi
- MOMissouri
- MTMontana
- NENebraska
- NVNevada
- NHNew Hampshire
- NJNew Jersey
Understanding Online Colleges: Finding Your Match
To be successful, prospective distance learning students need to match their lifestyle, learning style, academic aspirations, and ultimate career goals to their program of study and higher education institution. As with traditional, campus-based options, students should understand the different types of online programs available. These different options cater to a diverse range of students. The table below can help distance learners discover what type of learning environment may be right for them.
|Best for…
|Two-Year College
Lower tuition rates – average tuition for public community colleges was $3,347 in 2014-2015.
Flexible scheduling – community colleges typically design class schedules with working professionals and individuals with families in mind.
Academic variety – community colleges offer credit and non-credit programs in a wide range of disciplines.
Credit transfers – credits earned in an associate degree program can be used to transfer into a four-year bachelor's degree program.
Lack of academic award choices – two-year colleges traditionally only offer diploma, certificate, and associate degree programs.
Fewer career options post graduation – students with associate degrees may be eligible for a narrow selection of careers. Some fields and/or career titles require a bachelor's degree at minimum.
|Four-Year Public University
Affordable tuition – the tuition for four-year public universities was $9,139 in 2014-2015.
Larger breadth of education – four-year public universities offer a wide selection of majors, minors, and academic specializations.
Multiple academic choices – students can select from bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degree options.
Limited class availability – because of the size of public universities, some classes may have a limited number of offerings for each course and popular classes may reach capacity quickly.
Less individualized attention – due to large class sizes, it may be difficult for professors to give every student individualized attention and guidance.
|Private Not-For-Profit College
Smaller enrollment sizes – the average student population of private, non-profit institutions is 1,900.
Shorter completion time – on average, students graduate in four and a half years versus six years at public universities.
More financial aid opportunities – private, non-profit universities typically have competitive financial assistance packages, strong alumni donor support, and additional scholarship opportunities.
Higher tuition rates – the average tuition for a private four-year college was $31,231 in 2014-2015.
Stringent admissions requirements – private colleges are typically more competitive and selective when it comes to applications and admission.
Fewer online options – the most recent data from AASCU shows that public universities offer double the number of online programs than private nonprofit colleges.
|Self-paced, or asynchronous learning, is a form of instruction where students study at their own time and pace. In this format, students and teachers may not interact in real-time and instruction is conducted through self-study elements such as pre-recorded lectures, individual assignments, and reading course materials.
|Real-time, or synchronous learning, is a form of instruction where the instructor and students are present at the same time. Instruction is facilitated in real-time by a teacher and includes traditionally classroom-based elements such as group discussions, team projects, and lectures.
|Tools Used
Email to communicate to peers and instructors.
Streaming audio and video for instructional material delivery.
Discussion boards to facilitate class dialogue.
Web-based learning applications and course management systems/platforms for student instruction and assignment delivery.
Wikis for student collaboration and communication.
Web conferencing to share information and conduct presentations.
Instant messaging to participate in quick, real-time conversations.
Video conferencing to conduct in-person discussions and lectures.
Audio conferencing for student and instructor discussions and meetings.
Online whiteboard to share ideas and collaborate.
|Best for…
Students with the following characteristics and learning style may benefit most from self-paced online programs:
Students with the following characteristics and learning styles may find real-time instruction to be the best fit:
Accredited Online Colleges: Process and Importance
Accreditation is a voluntary process of review and regulation that ensures institutions of higher education offer programs that meet acceptable quality standards. Although the Department of Education oversees accreditation, it does not conduct accrediting reviews. Third-party agencies and organizations approved by the Department of Education manage the accreditation process.
Institutions pursuing accreditation undergo a rigorous review process, which includes the examination of elements such as curriculum planning, course offerings, faculty, admissions standards, graduation rates, facilities, and financial resources. Accredited institutions and programs must undergo regular evaluation to ensure compliance with the standards set forth by the accrediting bodies.
Accreditation is regional, national, and programmatic in nature, with 15 accrediting agencies currently recognized by the Department of Education to conduct regional and national accreditation. Specialized accrediting organizations handle subject- and program-based review in areas such as community and social services, healthcare, law, and counseling. Choosing an accredited program of study is important because students receive a level of assurance their institution provides an education that is of value. It also important because it ensures the following:
- Program accountability
- Program compliance
- Credits are transferable to other institutions
- Academic credential or degree is recognized by employers
The Rise of the Not-for-Profit
Online learning is transformative, not only reshaping how students learn, but how colleges and universities deliver instruction. Non-profit colleges and universities (both two- and four-year) have quickly adopted online education as a way to improve academic access and program diversity for students. Furthermore, the growing acceptance of online learning at non-profit colleges is important because—in most cases—non-profit colleges represent the best educational choice for adults who have jobs or family commitments that preclude traditional campus attendance.
According to research from the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU), more than 80 percent of public universities and at least half of private colleges offer online programs. A 2014 study from the Babson Institute estimated that 71 percent of all public-, degree-granting institutions provide distance learning opportunities to students.
Enrollment Trends
The most recent data from the National Center for Education Statistics reveals that approximately 2.6 million college students enrolled in fully online degree programs, while more than 5.5 million students were taking at least one online class. In 2013, according to AASCU, 65 percent of online students attended a nonprofit college and of those students, 45 percent attended public colleges and 20 percent attended private nonprofit institutions.
Although enrollment in online degree programs has continued to tick upwards during the past decade, it has recently slowed in the past few years. However, both public and private not-for-profit colleges and universities continue to experience respectable increases. From 2012 - 2013, research from the Babson Institute shows that enrollment in online classes rose nearly 5 percent at public institutions and almost 13 percent for private nonprofits. Here's a closer look at the growth numbers by volume for online learners by institution type in 2013.
Based on the numbers, it's clear that nonprofit online colleges are doing something right, and in a big way. Students are turning to these educational options in droves, thanks to several key areas in which online colleges are out-pacing their brick-and-mortar counterparts.
Fields of Study
Based on nonprofit universities that offer online programs, healthcare-related fields of study and business are the two most commonly offered academic programs at AASCU institutions. The table below outlines the common fields of study offered online by AASCU non-profit institutions.
|% of Institutions
|% of Institutions
|Healthcare-related professions
|Healthcare-related professions
|Liberal arts
|Social sciences
|Criminal justice/paralegal studies
According to the most recent market research from Eduventures (2013), the bachelor's degree remains the most popular online degree option. According to their study, 42 percent of students choose a bachelor's degree, 29 percent are enrolled in online associate degree programs, and 24 percent are in master's degree programs.
To a certain degree, online degrees have had a persistent stigma—a reputation that they are not on-par with those earned on-campus. However, the tide seems to be shifting because non-profit colleges (both private and public) have created online programs that rival those traditional degrees. In fact, a recent study shows that 76 percent of academic leaders agree that online degrees are equal to their on-campus counterparts.
A central reason for the increasing demand for online education is flexibility. Whether the student is seeking to go back to school, is a recent high school graduate that wants to attend a college in another state, or is a career advancer who wants to pursue a graduate degree, online college allows them to complete an education on their own terms. Online education helps students to craft a schedule that fits their lives, which is typically not possible in the traditional classroom. School can be woven into the student's working and home lives instead of the other way around, making online classes the number one option for many in pursuit of a higher education.
Students, regardless of state of residence, will often enjoy in- state tuition costs when enrolling at an online college. Savings can also be found in the form of living expenses, like dorm and travel costs, as well as lowered costs for class and study materials, which can instead be obtained virtually.
Even though online students may never set foot on campus doesn't mean they don't have access to the same support and student resources. Regardless if the student is on-campus or online, nonprofit colleges traditionally offer an array of resources to their students, ranging from libraries to access to laboratories. Below is a list of commonly offered support services for online students at nonprofit colleges:
- Online student orientation
- Online learning management systems
- Dedicated online education website and departments
- E-libraries and digital textbooks
- Online student advising
- Counseling services
- Academic tutoring and support programs
Resources for Online Learning
Online education's legacy will be access—it has fundamentally altered how, when, and where students learn. Students can use the resources below to access free college courses from respected universities and private companies, get help with various academic subjects, and connect with other online students.
2U partners with universities, such as the University of North Carolina, University of Southern California, and Washington University in St. Louis to deliver online degree programs.
Alison offers online courses at both the certificate and diploma level in subject areas ranging from accounting to manufacturing, finance to information technology.
BookRags is an online learning portal where students can find study guides on works of literature and get help with essays.
Through Brigham Young University, students can take free, non-credit courses online in subjects such as family history, music, mathematics, and religion.
The University of California-Davis created the ChemWiki, an online collaborative hub that includes open access learning materials in chemistry from higher education institutions such as Acadia University, Colorado State University, and Howard University.
CourseBuffet aggregates MOOCs and online college courses from universities across the country that partner with organizations such as Coursera, edX, Saylor, and Udacity.
Coursera is a company that partners with universities, ranging from Duke University to Yale University, Rutgers University to Rice University to offer free online courses to students in nearly every subject.
edX is an online educational platform that partners with schools and universities to offer real online courses at the student's convenience.
London's oldest college, Gresham College, provides free online access to recorded lectures from renowned professors from around the world.
JHSPH Open offers free online materials from hundreds of public health courses from faculty members at Johns Hopkins University.
Khan Academy is a nonprofit organization that provides access to online courses in subjects such as math, science, history, and computer programming at no cost to students.
KnowledgeNet provides online instruction in IT fields that includes access to recorded lectures, an e-library, and self-paced learning materials.
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology offers a free, on-demand selection of non-credit courses that are nearly identical to the courses that are taught on-campus.
The Online learning Consortium is an organization that provides offers professional development and instruction online to educators across the world.
Open Culture is an educational media hub for individuals looking for online learning options such as MOOCs or open courseware materials from universities across the country.
A global community of education associations and higher education associations, the Open Education Consortium advocates for open education and offers online learning resources and online courses in a variety of different languages.
Carnegie Mellon University's Open Learning Initiative is a self-paced, self-study collection of online courses.
Yale University offers free access to a range of introductory non-credit courses taught at the University that students can access without registering.
OWL is the online writing lab at Purdue University that has a comprehensive collection of free writing resources.
Saylor University is an online learning site that offers a variety of certificate programs (not accredited) in different subject areas.
Stanford on iTunes is a free collection of video and audio content, such as lectures and faculty presentations, from programs across the university.
A project from Drexel University, the Math Forum where students can get math assistance, access high quality math content, and participate in discussion groups.
Students can access a wide array of online, self-paced non-credit course materials at no cost through Tuft University's Open Courseware.
Udacity offers access to online courses that focus on real-world, professional skill development through partnerships with industry leaders such as Google, Facebook and Salesforce.
Udemy is an online learning marketplace where students can access more than 30,000 self-paced, online courses taught by expert instructors.
The University of Massachusetts provides an open education resource that offers free non-credit college courses that include a syllabus and assignments.
Students can take online non-credit courses for free through Open Courseware at the University of Notre Dame.
The University of Washington provides free online non-credit courses through partnerships with Coursera, edX and Canvas Network.
The Open Courseware program at Utah State University offers a variety of education materials that complement formal on-campus courses, which students can access for free online.
Through YouTube and iTunes U, students can watch real class lectures from 2009 to 2015 at no cost and without registration.


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About WP.7
The standards encourage high-quality production, improve profitability and protect consumer interests. UNECE standards are used internationally by Governments, producers, traders, importers, exporters and international organizations. They cover a wide spectrum of agricultural products: fresh fruit and vegetables (FFV), dry and dried produce (DDP), seed potatoes, meat, cut flowers, eggs and egg products. You can download the standards cost free from this website and use them free of charge.
Conference on Food Loss - "no time to lose on food loss"
According to the UN Food and Agricultural Organization, a gigantic amount of 1.3 billion tonnes of food are wasted every year. The loss can occur at any stage of the supply chain. A host of reasons are at play for such a huge amount of food waste or losses. One important and often cited factor is the requirements or standards –quality and also food safety standards at retail stages. A number of other factors point at poor production practices, inappropriate post-harvest techniques, lack of adequate storage facilities, poor transportation etc. With a world population expected to reach 9 billion people by 2050, food production will have to increase by approximately 60%.
Against this background, the UNECE and FAO in Geneva will jointly organize a Conference on Food Loss on 10 November 2016 in Geneva. In addition to providing an overview of the food loss and waste situation globally, it will discuss the role of quality requirements and standards and their potential role in causing but more importantly avoiding food losses around the globe.
To find out more about the event, click here.
Culinary exhibition in celebration of the International Year on Pulses
To mark the International Year of Pulses the UNECE, FAO and Permanent Missions of Turkey, Pakistan, Namibia to the United Nations in Geneva and others hosted a culinary exhibition in the Palais des Nations on 19 April 2016 to showcase the large variety of pulses available, a multitude of culinary options, the role of pulses for sustainable development and food security.


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— Riptor's story mode description
Riptor is a crossbreed of human and reptilian DNA, made by Ultratech and one of the playable characters featured in the original Killer Instinct.
Biography Edit
Appearance Edit
Riptor is a human/raptor hybrid, having the basic appearance of a velociraptor, but with much larger arms, humanoid muscle mass in the chest area, and broken shackles hanging from its wrists. The color of its scales changes depending on its renders and in-game appearance, ranging from being primarily orange with black stripes not unlike a tiger, to green scales around its back and tail to orange scales on the underside of its body.
In Killer Instinct (2013), Riptor's appearance was changed. Its muscle mass is distributed in a more reptilian and less humanoid manner, giving it a smaller chest and thinner arms. Its eyes are slightly larger and its head less pointed, and three flimsy spikes protrude from the back of its head. However, the biggest change by far are the cybernetic components. Metal bionics run down Riptor's back and down to the end of its tail, and its claws have been given blue energy enhancements. In place of its signature shackles are metal plates. The hexagonal patterns along its body slowly fade in and out from light blue to black, and bar codes and the UltraTech logo are tattooed in several places. Its tail can now separate into several linked units to stretch out and attack, similarly to the Snake Sword used by the character Ivy in the Soul Calibur series.
Personality Edit
Abilities Edit
Killer Instinct Edit
Story Edit
A product of UltraTech's DNA manipulation project. By splicing human and reptilian genes, they have created a fighting creature with animal ferocity and human intelligence.
Extended story
Another of Ultratech's miraculously realized concepts: a crossbreed of human and reptilian DNA, resulting in a creature that combines formidable intelligence with sheer brute strength. Nurtured from the egg by a dedicated Ultratech professor and her team, the beast nicknamed 'Riptor' by others has barely reached 4 years of age before it first demonstrates its full savage power in a human kill. Riptor is confused and often finds itself torn between human reasoning and predatory instincts, resorting to attack when it fails to understand the situation, as ever more people find out the hard way.
Stage: Altar
- Claw Uppercut: Quarter Forward, Down, Quarter Back, Quick Punch
- Tailflip: Quarter Forward, Down, Quarter Back, Any Kick
- Flaming Venom: Down, Quarter Back, Back, Any Punch
- Dragon Breath: Quarter Forward, Down, Quarter Back, Fierce Punch
- Jump Rake: Charge Back Then Forward, Any Kick
- Rampage: Charge Back Then Forward, Any Punch
- Reverse Jump Rake: Forward Then Back, Medium Kick (Or Quick Kick)
Special Moves
- Combo Breaker: Charge Back Then Forward, Any Kick
- Ultra Combo: Back, Forward, Quick Kick
End Specials
- End Special 1: Down, Quarter Back, Back, Any Punch, Fierce Punch
- End Special 2: Quarter Forward, Down, Quarter Back, Any Kick, Medium Kick
- End Special 3: Quarter Forward, Down, Quarter Back, Quick Punch
Danger Moves
- No Mercy 1: [Stand 2 Character Distance Away] Back, Back, Back, Medium Kick
- No Mercy 2: [Stand 2 Character Distance Away] Down, Quarter Forward, Forward, Medium Punch
- Humiliation: Back, Back, Back, Back, Fierce Kick
Ending Edit
Ultratech's plans at creating a genetically engineered weapon have escalated beyond even their control. By toying with the laws of nature, UltraTech have finally doomed the human race.... Dinosaurs once again rule the Earth.
Killer Instinct (2013)Edit
Riptor is confirmed to return as the fourth character of Season Two. Riptor was brought back to life by Ultratech via cybernetic inplants, thus becoming a cybernetic Riptor.
Extended Story — You and Your Riptor Unit:
This is the copyedit of the Riptor Unit quick start guide (to be published in second quarter of fiscal year). All comments are from Ultratech Legal [UTL] and Ultratech Marketing [UTM].
An Ultratech Quick Start Guide
From UT Press
Congratulations! You've bought yourself a Riptor Unit! Your adventure has just begun!
Ultratech doesn't always look to the future to find the solutions to military development. Sometimes, we look to the past. So it was with the Riptor project. My mentor, the brilliant genetic engineer Dr. Erin Gupte, believed in a beautiful dream: a ruthless adaptable predator that could rely on its own victims for sustainment, and could maneuver and infiltrate areas where the Fulgore line would never be able to function. [UTM: Can we change the word "victims" to "rivals" or something less pejorative? It makes the Ripter units seem like bullies.]
It is a living and breathing example of American ingenuity!
Dr. Gupte's first efforts at de-extinction, however, were failures, producing dangerous and uncontrollable animals. But when Dr. Gupte began using her own mind as a training tool for her new creations, simulating upbringing through directed thoughts, a breakthrough happened. She guided the creatures into understanding that there was a place for family and the idea of a pack, "from egg to engagement." [UTM: Perfect! This makes Gupte sound way less unhinged than the previous version.]
Dr. Gupte's mind-sync with the Riptors had its consequences, however. Her emotional state became unbalanced, and eventually Gupte's Riptor units turned on her in a tragic act of feral violence. Like many early explorers she had stepped too far too fast. [UTM: This contradicts UT vision. It should instead be framed that she "boldly stepped beyond the bounds of caution, seeking knowledge to further humanities understanding of blah blah blah." Let's make lemonade here. Frame this as she died in pursuit of knowledge, blah blah, etc. But that's the fate of so many heroes.]
Several years have passed since Dr. Gupte left us, but we have not been idle. The RDG (Riptor Development Group) is stronger than ever, thanks to the hard work and dedication of thousands of scientists and technicians, as well as over a billion dollars in R&D. The units themselves have been perfected, and are nearly ready to be deployed by private military contractors. [UTM: No! They ARE ready and UT is selling them to private companies! See recent sales report and insert rounded up # of units here.]
Good luck! And go Ultratech!
–Dr. Stephanie Hastings, CEO, Riptor Development Group
[UTL: Hastings employment will be terminated next week in the reorg. Make sure she signs a release for this introduction or attribute it to her successor.]
Quick Start Guide
Chapter 1: Unboxing
[UTL: This entire chapter has been deleted and has to be rewritten in accordance with the Ultratech Safety and Handling department after initial user testing of unboxing process caused 3 deaths and 4.5 dismemberments.]
Chapter 2: Care and Feeding
You've probably already realized that your Riptor unit eats a lot! This hungry lady consumes about 5% of her body weight daily (up to 50 lbs of meat). That's a lot of live goats—the preferred Riptor diet. [UTM: Include official link in e-book version to online page for the "Goats On Time, Anytime" Ultratech livestock purchase form.] The most important thing to keep in mind at feeding times are the 3 R's: Respect, Risk and Reaction Time. Let's start with the first one.
Respect: Your Riptor has human DNA, so she's very smart. Always speak to her in a respectful manner because she most likely knows exactly what you're talking about, even though she does not have the capacity to respond. Refrain from Jurassic Park jokes. [UTM: Can you please change Jurrasic Park reference to something more generic like "Refrain from genetically enhanced dinosaur jokes."] This will only confuse the Riptor, and as you learned from Chapter 3 "A confused Riptor is an angry Riptor."
Risk: There is inherent risk at feeding time. The Riptor will be incredibly excited about the prospect of eating. Their internal clocks are highly accurate, and they don't like being hungry. It makes them edgy and irritable. Never look directly into your Riptor unit's eyes at mealtimes. Their gaze is hypnotizing and this leaves you open to attack. It's always best to wear your Ultrafyber™ Feeding Gauntlets[UTM: Nice! The Quick Start Guide needs more cross-promotion of UT products like this.] when pushing goats into the armored feeding bins. Riptors have been known to rip through the metal slot bars in a frenzy to get at their dinner.
Reaction Time: All Riptor owners are advised to partake in physical training that increases fast-twitch muscle responses. A Riptor's bio-enhanced tail can whip at 5 meters per second. That's as fast as a Black Mamba strike. While the tail isn't poisonous, the Riptor's claw tips are teeming with microbes, [UTL: They're focused plasma, actually. Cauterizes and sterilizes! A benefit!] and the slightest scratch can cause infections similar to flesh-eating bacteria. So stay back and always be on your toes. Or you might get them ripped off your limbs. [UTL: This entire section needs to be cut. Sets UT up for a major lawsuit and creates an indelible and negative image of maimed Riptor owners hopping around on one foot. We've already had enough trouble with the Fulgore Mark 03 Field Manual-L class action suit fiasco.]
RIPTOID (Riptor Factoid) [UTL: Have we copyrighted the word "Riptoid" yet?] [UTM: Yes!]
Once your Riptor unit has been satiated by her meal, it's an excellent opportunity for enhancing the human/dino pack bond. The segments where the Riptor's tail bionics are adhered need to be scrubbed regularly, and the best way to do this is with a stiff metal brush. The animal's hide is reinforced with tiny bones called osteoderms, and these serve as a kind of organic chain-mail, making it very difficult to clean. [UTL: No, no, no! We never highlight anything that might lead to a return of the product or a mass recall. Emphasize the fun of scrubbing the Riptor's tailparts…"It's just like grooming a pony, blah blah, etc."]
The Riptor might show her appreciation for this act by butting you with her head while making a low growling sound. Do not be alarmed! This is the Riptor's version of a purr. You know that a Riptor has truly bonded with you when they regurgitate their gastric pellet at your feet. [UTL: Please remove the photo of the gastric pellet. It's unappealing and all Riptor waste has tested as a biohazard and should not be documented. Owner should be directed to Chapter 10: Cleanup Time! and a direct reference to the UT Riptor-Box/Enhanced Litter system.] [UTM: Ditto what legal said.]
[Note: the following chapters are currently being rewritten and will be available for copyedit soon.]
Chapter 3: Nap Time
Chapter 4: What to Do If You See an Egg
Chapter 5: Fun Places to Take Your Riptor
Chapter 6: Dino-mites (Hide Infestations)
Chapter 7: The Liability Insurance Blues
Chapter 8: How to Housebreak Your Riptor in 14 Days
Chapter 9: Yes, They'll Actually Fetch a Car
Chapter 10: From Egg to Engagement: The Soul of a Living Machine
Chapter 11: Cleanup Time
Chapter 12: 101 Riptor Tricks
Chapter 13: Clicker Training the Safe Way
Chapter 14: Fast Tourniquet Techniques
Stage: Hatchery 09 (Similarity of Alter (KI))
During an Ultra Combo, a military base in the background launches multiple missiles at the stages, destroying many evidence that is left at the crash site.
Combo Trait - Fire and Tail Linkers: After an auto-double, Riptor can follow up with a three hit flame or tail attack by simply pressing Hard Punch or Hard Kick.
Ultra Combo: 31 Hits
Trivia: Her theme is basically her remixed classic theme, "Rumble".
Signature Moves Edit
- Claw Uppercut: Quarter Forward, Down, Quarter Back, Quick Punch.
- Tailflip: Quarter Forward, Down, Quarter Back, Any Kick.
- Flaming Venom: Down, Quarter Back, Back, Any Punch.
- Dragon Breath: Quarter Forward, Down, Quarter Back, Fierce Punch.
- Jump Rake: Charge Back Then Forward, Any Kick.
- Rampage: Charge Back Then Forward, Any Punch.
- Reverse Jump Rake: Forward Then Back, Medium Kick (Or Quick Kick).
Other movesEdit
- No Mercy 1: Riptor unfurls its hood and spits acid in its opponents face.
- No Mercy 2: Riptor stabs and impale the opponent with its tail.
- No Mercy 3: Riptor jumps at opponent, then the screen goes black, then you see Riptor burping and farting with a full tummy.
- Riptor did not appear in Killer Instinct 2. In TJ Combo's character profile, he was said to have had a "decisive victory over Riptor", implying he had put an end to Riptor once and for all in the previous tournament.
- Though Riptor's actual gender has never been confirmed and it was left ambiguous to the fans, it is very likely that Riptor is a female due to having laid eggs during the tournament as shown in Riptor's ending. How Riptor got itself impregnated is unknown.
- It is known that female reptiles can produce an egg asexually, though the egg produced is a genetic copy of the mother.
- Iron Galaxy, developers of Killer Instinct Season 2, refer to Riptor as a female.
- It is known that female reptiles can produce an egg asexually, though the egg produced is a genetic copy of the mother.
- The original Riptor model has a hidden cobra hood which it only unfurls when it prepares one of its three No Mercy-moves.


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Hurricane Sandy is leaving a destructive toll on the Northeast.
The storm is being blamed for more than three dozen deaths in a number of states.
More than eight million people across the East are without power. And it's not over yet.
The storm that resulted when Hurricane Sandy merged with two other storm systems has been moving westward across Pennsylvania.
It could be days before people in much of the Northeast see their lives start to return to normal.
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Why would anyone even THINK of carrying alcohol on a school bus? Talk about unethical!!! Doing something like this sure sets a poor example when it comes to trying to teach right and wrong with students. We bus drivers are suppose to be professional at what we do,Sure doesn`t look like it here. This person has NO BUSINESS driving a bus irregardless of where it happened!!!! Ken
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State Senator Mae Beavers and Representative Terri Lynn Weaver recently met to discuss the upcoming legislative session. In particular, the issue of easing the economic burden on small businesses and contractors during these hard economic times was at the top of their agenda.
"We cannot expect small businesses, particularly those sole proprietors and small contracting companies, to emerge from what has been a devastating few years in the economy and housing market if the state and federal governments continue to burden them with regulations and fees," said Sen. Beavers. "Self-employed contractors are hurting enough as it is; the state doesn't need to help put them out of business."
The particular law addressed was a bill passed in 2008 that required all contractors and subcontractors – even those sole proprietorships whose owner is the only employee – to carry additional workers compensation insurance. The law will go into effect in 2010 after attempts to delay its implementation until the current economic crisis subsides was defeated in committee this year.
Rep. Weaver was not a member of the legislature when the bill passed, but nonetheless feels it is her responsibility to her district in these hard economic times to sponsor legislation that repeals this law. "Part of the reason I was elected was to help small businesses in my rural counties. The last thing these self-employed people need are more hurdles to clear when our economy is in need of a boost," Weaver said.
Sen. Beavers was one of only five Senators who voted against the bill on the floor last session. "You have to be aware of the economic climate and what effects that state mandates will have when the legislature passes bills," said Beavers. "And whereas I do think this issue should be discussed further in the coming years, I believe many legislators, including Republicans, were quite short-sighted when they passed this law."
Rep. Weaver added, "Now is not the time to start putting yet another fee, regulation, or tax on self-employed businesses."
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(fatigue that lasts for six months or more) – also known as Chronic Fatigue and Immune Dysfunction Syndrome (CFIDS) or Chronic Fatigue SyndromeSystemic lupus erythematosus or other connective tissue diseasesPoor dietAllergiesMultiple sclerosisHypothyroidismLeukaemiaHIVAnaemiaPremenstrual Syndrome (PMS)MenopauseLack of sleep after childbirth and when taking care of young children or sick or disabled personsMigraine headaches Possible emotional causes:Burnout (wearing yourself out by trying to do too much)Boredom (extreme monotony or lack of interest in daily routines)Change (facing a major life crisis, decision or change like divorce or retirement)DepressionAnxietyWho gets it and who is at risk?Fatigue is a very common symptom in many health problems suffered by women, but in no way does this imply that fatigue is exclusively a women's concern and many men suffer too.Treatment Once the cause of fatigue is determined, correct treatment can be provided. It is therefore important to keep track of any additional symptoms you may be experiencing, so that both physical and emotional causes can be identified and dealt with. For example, oestrogen replacement therapy can help with the fatigue that results from the loss of sleep with menopause; iron supplements can help with the fatigue that results from iron-deficiency anaemia and so on.Home treatment and preventionDepending on the reasons for your fatigue, the following measures may help to restore your energy levels:Follow a healthy diet. Both extreme overeating and crash dieting can tax the body and lead to exhaustion. Skipping an important meal like breakfast or indulging in high fat and/or rich, sugary snacks can lead to fatigue. On the other hand, iron-rich foods, whole-grain breads and cereals, and raw fruits and vegetables contain the nutrients your body needs to avoid fatigue. It may help to keep your energy levels at a consistent level to eat five to six light meals a day, instead of three large ones.Get more exercise. Keeping fit can help maintain normal, consistent energy levels, and is especially important if you work at a sedentary job. Exercise also acts as a tranquilizer, counteracting emotionally induced anxiety or weariness. If you're feeling sluggish, try taking a brisk, invigorating walk in the fresh air.Cool off. Working or playing in hot weather can drag you down, as can living or working in a warm, poorly ventilated environment. The solution to these problems is to rest in a cool, dry atmosphere as often as you can, drink plenty of liquids and open a window.Rest and relax. A good night's sleep can put the spring back in your stride and daily relaxation breaks can also restore your energy. Schedule your day to allow relaxation breaks, in which you practise deep breathing, meditation or yoga.Change your routine. 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Amazin' Avenue "The Mets have offered a three-player package headed by Travis d'Arnaud to the Brewers for fellow catcher Jonathan Lucroy, says Ken Rosenthal, who adds that the second player in the package is believed to be Brandon Nimmo or a comparable player. That the Mets are interested in acquiring Lucroy..." July 30
MLB Trade Rumors "The Mets are interested in Brewers catcher Jonathan Lucroy, and current Mets catcher Travis d'Arnaud seems to be part of any potential package the Amazins could send to Milwaukee, Kristie Ackert of the New York Daily News reports. The Brewers rejected a straight one-for-one offer of Lucroy for..." July 25
The Score "Embattled shortstop Jose Reyes continues to try and ingratiate himself with fans and his New York Mets teammates. On Thursday, the former All-Star shared a photo on Instagram of Mets catcher Travis d'Arnaud opening a Rolex-inspired gift from Reyes as a token of appreciation for giving up his..." July 07
Newark Star-Ledger "Travis d'Arnaud started behind the plate for the first time during a rehab assignment Saturday, catching seven innings and going 2-for-4 in High-A St. Lucie's 12-2 rout of Dunedin. D'Arnaud doubled and singled, collecting two RBI and a walk in his fifth minor league game. D'Arnaud initially..." June 12
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Grip with confidence...limitless positions, boundless maneuvers, absolute freedom...you won't drop your iPad Mini even in action mode.
This project's funding goal was not reached on July 31, 2014.
Grab your iPad Mini and get moving into action mode...the Orbit case gives you a grip on your tablet you can't get anywhere else...
Pictured here is our working prototype....as you can see we designed the Orbit case to fit snug on your iPad Mini.
This easily attachable and detachable case provides sturdy handle grips on either side of the case so you can get a firm grasp allowing unlimited movement and maneuverability.
The Orbit case accommodates the charger without having to be removed.
And is designed to work perfectly with a SmartCover.
Here are some action shots demonstrating the many, many ways in which an Orbit case for the iPad Mini can be used...
Pictured in all the photos is our working prototype. We worked out all the design features, ergonomics and details in order to move forward with finished units. That is why we are here on Kickstarter...we are ready to move into production by making a tool and an initial product run. This is where you come in...to make this happen we need to have support from backers like YOU...
The finished units will have a light weight plastic body like the prototype pictured plus feature a rubber type over mold on the handles and raised ridges on the back of the case providing a more secure and comfortable gripping surface.
The color of the finished units remains to be determined by YOU the backers. There will be 5 color combination choices for the finished units, you can decide to voice your opinion regarding the color combo by selecting the corresponding reward tier. The color combo with the most votes WINS. And if you don't want to vote...no worries, the finished color combo will be cool and you will be happy..!
While I was on a holiday trip with my two sons in the bay area of San Francisco. The boys had just received the iPad Mini as Christmas gifts and were very excited to use them. I was excited too...I wanted to use the camera to record our trip in both video and still images. But I am clumsy and I have "butter fingers" I must have dropped my cell phone or had it slip out of my hands a hundred times. Did I want to take the chance on dropping a brand new iPad Mini off the Golden Gate Bridge or have it slip out of my hands on Fisherman's Warf..? Do I take a chance that my 10 and 12 year old sons would be able to hold onto their new tablets under the same conditions..? I was concerned about dropping the device or having it slip out of my hands at an inopportune time like my mobile phone had done so many times before.
This prompted me to look for a product I was comfortable with using to make the tablet work the way I wanted...I could not find one. I did extensive research online and in the largest retail stores looking for a good case with a handle grip...I could not find one. The products I could find only had a strap or a piece of plastic that centered on the back of the device. These types of products work great if you want to hold the tablet like a book and look back at yourself or prop the tablet up on a stand, but they do not work very well if you want to use the tablet like a camera.
Likewise, at every sporting event, unique occasion, graduation, recital or special event...parents record their children on their mobile phones and tablet computers. You can see them holding their device with two hands, clutching it tightly for fear of dropping it in a moment of clumsiness or unforeseen circumstance. They are limited to their outstretched arms and immobilized to do anything else because both hands are tied up in the process.
The need for Orbit cases exists in a multitude of situations....you can be one of the first to benefit from this great new product..!
From this humble and practical beginning, we are now a utility and design patent pending product for tablet computers and mobile phones globally protected from would be counterfeiters and copy cats. Our goal is set at manufacturing an Orbit case for all the many types of computer tablets worldwide.
We thought this would be a fun way to pick a great looking color combination for the Orbit case. The body is made of a plastic type material and is one part of the combination. The handles and ridges on the back of the case are over molded with a rubber type material making up the other part of the combination.
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"Filip is a true dual match player with his best results coming during the spring season. His backcourt game features a world class backhand. I expect him to finish his Rice career on a high note and help us make a deep run into the NCAA Tournament."
Honors at Rice
2005 All-WAC Second Team (Doubles)
2007-08 Season (Senior)
Tallied an 8-14 singles record seeing most of his action at the No. 4 position ... joined Ralph Knupfer, Christoph Müller and Dennis Polyakov for third place on the team securing two match-clinching points ... prevailed in three of first four three-set decisions ... fired back to win 12 straight games in a 2-6, 6-0, 6-0 triumph against USF's Diego Toledo (Jan. 27) ... defeated Arizona's Andres Carrasco 7-6 (5), 6-2 (Feb. 8) to clinch the match ... turned back Marwan Ramadan of No. 43 College of William and Mary (Feb. 17) 6-4, 6-4 ... outlasted Matan Shitrit of No. 50 San Diego State (March 3) 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 and Kevin Dessauer of No. 26 LSU (March 18) 6-0, 2-6, 6-3 ... notched a gritty 6-7 (5), 7-5, 6-4 victory against Adolfo Solares of No. 47 SMU (April 19) to propel the Owls into the C-USA Championship match ... played doubles with three different partners that included a 7-6 record with Chong Wang ... clinched doubles point with a gritty 9-8 (2) victory over Derek Stephens and Christian Welte of No. 20 North Carolina State (Feb. 1) ... also knocked off pairs from No. 24 Miami (Feb. 10), No. 42 Old Dominion (Feb. 16) and No. 43 College of William and Mary (Feb. 17) ... paired with Bruno Rosa for an 8-6 win over Zach Nichols and Jack Seider of No. 34 TCU (May 9) at NCAA Tournament ... lost six of his eight singles decisions during the fall season ... made Round of 16 at The Racquet Club Collegiate Invitational (Oct. 12-14) before falling to Texas' Kellen Damico ... appeared in Round of 32 at Wilson/ITA South Central Regional Championships (Oct. 20-23) ... won two of three doubles matches with Chong Wang at the Wilson/ITA South Central Regional Championships (Oct. 20-22) en route to Round of 16 appearance ... notched 8-6 victories over pairs from Texas and UTSA.
2006-07 Season (Junior)
Carried momentum from the end of the fall season and won nine of his 13 matches during the dual match season ... notched five consecutive singles wins against opponents from No. 72 San Diego (March 10), No. 73 Miami (March 18), No. 52 Oklahoma (March 23) and No. 33 College of William and Mary (March 24) ... put Rice into the C-USA Championship finals with a 4-6, 7-5, 6-4 victory over SMU's Adolfo Solares (April 21) at the No. 6 position ... won final six singles matches of the fall season, including ITA South Central Regional Championships consolation draw (Oct. 21-24) ... eliminated his final three opponents in straight sets after winning three consecutive super tiebreaker.
2005-06 Season (Sophomore)
Finished the year 15-17 in singles and 12-10 in doubles ... at the Rice/Downtown Club at the Met Indoor Invitaitonal, rebounded from a three-set first round loss to advance to the backdraw consolation finals ... won six straight, including his first three dual matches ... teamed with Ralph Knupfer for an 8-6 doubles mark in dual matches, including 2-1 at No. 1 position.
2004-05 Season (Freshman)
Named to the All-WAC Second Team in doubles with Tony Haerle ... went 9-11 in singles and 11-9 in doubles play with Haerle ... won eight out of nine doubles matches from Feb. 5 to March 10 ... posted a 2-1 mark in the WAC championship tournament.
High School
2004 graduate of the International School of Belgrade in Belgrade, Serbia ... four-year starter for coach Branislav Jeuremovic and the Buccaneers ... national champion in under-18's ... won the Eastern European School championships ... held No. 1 ranking in Yugoslavia for two consecutive years ... helped Buccaneers to a 9-0 record and the East European championships crown ... ranked in the top 30 in the European Tennis Association ... also competed in basketball and soccer.
Son of Bobo Zivojinovic and Zorica Nakic ... born on August 19, 1985 ... has three brothers and one sister ... majoring in psychology ... member of Baker College.
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